ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Maverick County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute23.5 min → 21.8 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 5.4%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.0% → 79.7%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±3.0 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 22,044 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,082± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,044± 984 MOE
Workers with travel time20,861± 1,065 MOE
Estimated home workers1,183± 398 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.