ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 480772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clay County, Texas

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute31.2 min → 28.8 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 7.2%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 76.3%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±4.2 pp
Carpool14.1% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home7.2% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 5,088 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% 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.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,495± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,088± 256 MOE
Workers with travel time4,723± 268 MOE
Estimated home workers365± 117 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.