ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ward County, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home1.3%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone83.4%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute21.1 min → 21.8 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.3% → 1.3%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.1% → 83.4%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.4% ±3.5 pp
Carpool13.5% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home1.3% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 5,120 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.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% 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.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,144± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,120± 276 MOE
Workers with travel time5,051± 274 MOE
Estimated home workers69± 44 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.