ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 482792024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lamb County, Texas

Mean one-way trip16.4 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute18.5 min → 16.4 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 4.0%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 80.6%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±2.9 pp
Carpool13.9% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 5,715 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,828± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,715± 286 MOE
Workers with travel time5,489± 300 MOE
Estimated home workers226± 76 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.