What is the average commute in Rockdale city, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Rockdale city, Texas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 11.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · TX · GEOID 48626722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rockdale, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Rockdale city, Texas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.6 min one way; 11.1% worked from home, 66.8% drove alone, and 22.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±10.7 min MOE

Worked from home11.1%±5.2 pp MOE

Drove alone66.8%±8.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip22.3%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 Rockdale city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +7.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.9 min → 31.6 min▲ 7.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 11.1%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 0.0%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.4% → 66.8%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rockdale city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 11.1% worked from home.

Drive alone66.8% ±8.6 pp

Carpool11.7% ±7.2 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp

Walk0.8% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp

Work from home11.1% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 2,506 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rockdale city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

83^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

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

96^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rockdale city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,506 workers age 16+, including 2,227 workers with reported travel time and 279 home workers.

Population estimate5,523± 16 MOE

Workers age 16+2,506± 419 MOE

Workers with travel time2,227± 424 MOE

Estimated home workers279± 138 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Rockdale city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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