ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Walker County, Texas

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.2%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute26.2 min → 25.9 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 7.5%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 80.2%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.2% ±3.2 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±0.8 pp
Work from home7.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 28,798 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.

63thMean commute percentile

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

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate80,209± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,798± 1,322 MOE
Workers with travel time26,632± 1,368 MOE
Estimated home workers2,166± 486 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.