ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Winkler County, Texas

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home0.7%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone85.9%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.2%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 commute23.6 min → 28.6 min▲ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 0.7%▼ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.3% → 85.9%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.9% ±3.5 pp
Carpool8.7% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.5 pp
Work from home0.7% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 3,512 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 100% 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.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,454± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,512± 211 MOE
Workers with travel time3,486± 211 MOE
Estimated home workers26± 25 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.