ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tom Green County, Texas

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.9%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute18.6 min → 20.2 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 8.9%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 73.9%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.9% ±1.8 pp
Carpool12.6% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.9% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 56,980 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

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

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate119,577± — MOE
Workers age 16+56,980± 1,138 MOE
Workers with travel time51,890± 1,249 MOE
Estimated home workers5,090± 659 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.