ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rockwall County, Texas

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute32.1 min → 33.8 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 18.6%▲ 5.9 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 72.0%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±1.9 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home18.6% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 62,439 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

29thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate123,617± — MOE
Workers age 16+62,439± 1,143 MOE
Workers with travel time50,824± 1,323 MOE
Estimated home workers11,615± 881 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.