ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hockley County, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute21.8 min → 23.0 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 5.1%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.6%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 81.1%▲ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.1% ±3.1 pp
Carpool10.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.1% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 9,429 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,363± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,429± 371 MOE
Workers with travel time8,949± 355 MOE
Estimated home workers480± 164 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.