ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hale County, Texas

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute18.2 min → 19.8 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 3.1%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.7% → 79.2%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool14.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home3.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 13,501 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,131± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,501± 529 MOE
Workers with travel time13,086± 561 MOE
Estimated home workers415± 160 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.