ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lubbock County, Texas

Mean one-way trip17.1 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±1.0 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 commute16.8 min → 17.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 7.3%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 77.8%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±1.0 pp
Carpool10.8% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.3% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 155,621 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate318,884± — MOE
Workers age 16+155,621± 2,288 MOE
Workers with travel time144,299± 2,509 MOE
Estimated home workers11,322± 937 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.