ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Crane County, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.7 min one way; 2.1% worked from home, 83.4% drove alone, and 14.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home2.1%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone83.4%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.6%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 Crane County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.0 min → 24.7 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 2.1%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 83.4%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Crane County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.4%; 0.0% used public transit and 2.1% worked from home.

Drive alone83.4% ±7.8 pp
Carpool12.4% ±6.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.7% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home2.1% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 1,725 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Crane County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 52th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% 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 Crane County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,725 workers age 16+, including 1,688 workers with reported travel time and 37 home workers.

Population estimate4,610± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,725± 147 MOE
Workers with travel time1,688± 164 MOE
Estimated home workers37± 58 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Crane County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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