ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hudspeth County, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±8.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±9.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±12.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.8%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 → 27.9 min▲ 6.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 10.3%▲ 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 alone73.9% → 68.3%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±12.6 pp
Carpool14.7% ±7.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk5.4% ±4.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home10.3% ±9.9 pp

Each share uses 1,326 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% 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.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate3,403± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,326± 200 MOE
Workers with travel time1,190± 206 MOE
Estimated home workers136± 133 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.