ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Garza County, Texas

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±7.7 min MOE
Worked from home1.5%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±9.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute21.1 min → 24.0 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.1% → 1.5%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 82.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.1% ±9.2 pp
Carpool14.5% ±6.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.2 pp
Work from home1.5% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 1,698 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.

48thMean commute percentile

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

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% 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.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,118± 210 MOE
Workers age 16+1,698± 241 MOE
Workers with travel time1,673± 240 MOE
Estimated home workers25± 30 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.