ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Jacinto County, Texas

Mean one-way trip40.6 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.6%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip27.6%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 commute40.2 min → 40.6 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 7.6%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 78.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.6% ±3.6 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.6% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 10,659 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.

100thMean commute percentile

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

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,441± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,659± 571 MOE
Workers with travel time9,845± 578 MOE
Estimated home workers814± 233 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.