ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Patricio County, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.0%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute23.2 min → 23.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 6.8%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.2% → 83.0%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.0% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 29,958 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate70,181± — MOE
Workers age 16+29,958± 972 MOE
Workers with travel time27,928± 992 MOE
Estimated home workers2,030± 345 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.