ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Smith County, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute23.8 min → 23.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 9.2%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 77.9%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±1.6 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.2% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 110,174 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

23thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate241,740± — MOE
Workers age 16+110,174± 1,790 MOE
Workers with travel time99,984± 2,019 MOE
Estimated home workers10,190± 1,017 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.