ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Augustine County, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.9 min one way; 12.0% worked from home, 73.3% drove alone, and 12.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±6.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 San Augustine County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +9.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.1 min → 31.9 min▲ 9.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 12.0%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 73.3%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How San Augustine County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.3%; 0.0% used public transit and 12.0% worked from home.

Drive alone73.3% ±7.1 pp
Carpool7.2% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.5% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home12.0% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 2,909 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How San Augustine County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% 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.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind San Augustine County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,909 workers age 16+, including 2,559 workers with reported travel time and 350 home workers.

Population estimate7,874± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,909± 256 MOE
Workers with travel time2,559± 272 MOE
Estimated home workers350± 179 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 San Augustine 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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