ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Terry County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.6%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute19.5 min → 21.8 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 3.6%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 75.9%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±6.6 pp
Carpool19.2% ±5.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home3.6% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 4,644 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% 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.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,629± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,644± 333 MOE
Workers with travel time4,476± 329 MOE
Estimated home workers168± 98 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.