ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bowie County, Texas

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone82.6%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.0%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 commute17.8 min → 18.8 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 6.5%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.3% → 82.6%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.6% ±1.7 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.5% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 38,029 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.

9thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% 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.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate92,115± — MOE
Workers age 16+38,029± 1,151 MOE
Workers with travel time35,574± 1,183 MOE
Estimated home workers2,455± 339 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.