ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sabine County, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute32.2 min → 29.5 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 7.0%▼ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 74.7%▼ 10.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±6.0 pp
Carpool15.5% ±5.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.8% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home7.0% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 3,623 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,023± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,623± 271 MOE
Workers with travel time3,369± 303 MOE
Estimated home workers254± 129 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.