ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 483812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Randall County, Texas

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±1.5 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 commute19.8 min → 19.9 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 7.5%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 78.8%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±1.5 pp
Carpool10.8% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.5% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 74,212 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate146,070± — MOE
Workers age 16+74,212± 1,105 MOE
Workers with travel time68,645± 1,224 MOE
Estimated home workers5,567± 621 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.