ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mitchell County, Texas

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.2%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±5.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute22.6 min → 22.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.0% → 4.2%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 80.6%▲ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±5.4 pp
Carpool13.1% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.2% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 3,744 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,018± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,744± 268 MOE
Workers with travel time3,586± 287 MOE
Estimated home workers158± 92 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.