ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bailey County, Texas

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute20.8 min → 18.9 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 7.1%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.9% → 82.8%▲ 15.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±5.2 pp
Carpool6.3% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home7.1% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 2,705 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

47thWork-from-home percentile

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

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,913± 341 MOE
Workers age 16+2,705± 261 MOE
Workers with travel time2,512± 255 MOE
Estimated home workers193± 118 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.