ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484912024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Williamson County, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home25.4%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.9%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute28.0 min → 27.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.6% → 25.4%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 63.9%▼ 8.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.9% ±0.9 pp
Carpool7.7% ±0.6 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home25.4% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 354,535 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate672,688± — MOE
Workers age 16+354,535± 3,175 MOE
Workers with travel time264,347± 3,446 MOE
Estimated home workers90,188± 2,722 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.