ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gray County, Texas

Mean one-way trip17.8 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone84.8%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute17.8 min → 17.8 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 4.1%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 84.8%▲ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.8% ±2.3 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.1% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 8,907 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% 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.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,045± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,907± 387 MOE
Workers with travel time8,540± 386 MOE
Estimated home workers367± 178 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.