ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Starr County, Texas

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute27.0 min → 22.6 min▼ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 9.3%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.1% → 71.9%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±3.3 pp
Carpool12.8% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.3% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 23,397 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% 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.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate66,067± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,397± 890 MOE
Workers with travel time21,213± 919 MOE
Estimated home workers2,184± 575 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.