What is the average commute in Pecos County, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 19.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Pecos County, Texas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 4.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483712024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pecos County, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Pecos County, Texas
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 19.8 min one way; 4.6% worked from home, 83.0% drove alone, and 12.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±3.8 min MOE

Worked from home4.6%±2.4 pp MOE

Drove alone83.0%±4.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.4%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 Pecos County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute15.9 min → 19.8 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 4.6%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.1% → 83.0%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Pecos County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 4.6% worked from home.

Drive alone83.0% ±4.3 pp

Carpool9.2% ±3.8 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp

Walk1.1% ±1.1 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp

Work from home4.6% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 6,150 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Pecos County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 25th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

25^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

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

77^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Pecos County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,150 workers age 16+, including 5,866 workers with reported travel time and 284 home workers.

Population estimate14,896± — MOE

Workers age 16+6,150± 347 MOE

Workers with travel time5,866± 351 MOE

Estimated home workers284± 150 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Pecos County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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