ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rusk County, Texas

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.9%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute28.2 min → 26.6 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 5.1%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.2% → 83.9%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.9% ±1.3 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 21,152 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate52,842± — MOE
Workers age 16+21,152± 647 MOE
Workers with travel time20,074± 617 MOE
Estimated home workers1,078± 231 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.