ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · TX · GEOID 485012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yoakum County, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.0 min one way; 2.9% worked from home, 78.9% drove alone, and 14.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home2.9%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 Yoakum County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.0 min → 26.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.9% → 2.9%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 78.9%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Yoakum County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 2.9% worked from home.

Drive alone78.9% ±2.8 pp
Carpool9.9% ±5.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home2.9% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 2,945 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Yoakum County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 61th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% 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.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Yoakum County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,945 workers age 16+, including 2,860 workers with reported travel time and 85 home workers.

Population estimate7,571± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,945± 431 MOE
Workers with travel time2,860± 442 MOE
Estimated home workers85± 66 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Yoakum County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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