ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48372162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jacksonville, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute23.9 min → 23.5 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 5.9%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 79.2%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±6.8 pp
Carpool11.5% ±4.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.9% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 5,779 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,325± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+5,779± 389 MOE
Workers with travel time5,440± 405 MOE
Estimated home workers339± 142 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.