ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Childress County, Texas

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±8.0 min MOE
Worked from home1.1%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone90.1%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 commute19.3 min → 25.4 min▲ 6.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 1.1%▼ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.3% → 90.1%▲ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone90.1% ±6.2 pp
Carpool7.2% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home1.1% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 2,526 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% 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.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,743± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,526± 287 MOE
Workers with travel time2,498± 293 MOE
Estimated home workers28± 29 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.