ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Haskell County, Texas

Mean one-way trip15.8 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±6.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 → 15.8 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 7.7%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.1%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 74.9%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±6.2 pp
Carpool13.4% ±5.6 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.5 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home7.7% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 2,531 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,421± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,531± 219 MOE
Workers with travel time2,336± 234 MOE
Estimated home workers195± 121 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.