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

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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 the shares

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.