ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Swisher County, Texas

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home2.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone81.7%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute21.0 min → 20.7 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 2.8%▼ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 81.7%▲ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.7% ±6.8 pp
Carpool13.9% ±5.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home2.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 2,731 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 under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

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

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,937± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,731± 190 MOE
Workers with travel time2,654± 190 MOE
Estimated home workers77± 39 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.