ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · MO · GEOID 292152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Texas County, Missouri

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute24.4 min → 25.4 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 6.5%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 74.9%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±4.4 pp
Carpool15.6% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 8,939 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,161± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,939± 410 MOE
Workers with travel time8,362± 429 MOE
Estimated home workers577± 145 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.