ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Donley County, Texas

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute18.5 min → 19.4 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 9.6%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 70.4%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±5.3 pp
Carpool16.3% ±7.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk3.1% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±1.3 pp
Work from home9.6% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 1,401 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% 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.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,257± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,401± 137 MOE
Workers with travel time1,267± 131 MOE
Estimated home workers134± 54 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.