ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484732024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waller County, Texas

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%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 commute29.1 min → 32.2 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 11.1%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 77.8%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±2.9 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.1% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 27,124 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate61,552± — MOE
Workers age 16+27,124± 1,098 MOE
Workers with travel time24,106± 1,168 MOE
Estimated home workers3,018± 499 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.