ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 481952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hansford County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.7 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home1.8%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone86.2%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute23.5 min → 21.7 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 1.8%▼ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.2% → 86.2%▲ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.2% ±5.8 pp
Carpool10.6% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home1.8% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 2,426 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% 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.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,119± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,426± 157 MOE
Workers with travel time2,382± 158 MOE
Estimated home workers44± 29 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.