ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484832024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wheeler County, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.6%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%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 commute21.4 min → 23.4 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 4.6%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 79.8%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±3.7 pp
Carpool12.3% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.6% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 2,238 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% 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.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,862± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,238± 148 MOE
Workers with travel time2,136± 149 MOE
Estimated home workers102± 52 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.