ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 484972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wise County, Texas

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.0%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.4%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 commute34.1 min → 34.3 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 12.0%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 75.9%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±1.9 pp
Carpool10.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.0% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 35,086 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate75,005± — MOE
Workers age 16+35,086± 853 MOE
Workers with travel time30,879± 890 MOE
Estimated home workers4,207± 510 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.