What is the average commute in Rockwall County, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Rockwall County, Texas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 18.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rockwall County, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Rockwall County, Texas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.8 min one way; 18.6% worked from home, 72.0% drove alone, and 16.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Rockwall County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.9 percentage points.

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 Rockwall County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.0%; 0.3% used public transit and 18.6% worked from home.

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

How Rockwall County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

96^thMean commute percentile

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

89^thWork-from-home percentile

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

29^thTransit percentile

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

96^th60+ 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 Rockwall County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 62,439 workers age 16+, including 50,824 workers with reported travel time and 11,615 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Rockwall County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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