ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48268082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fort Stockton, Texas

Mean one-way trip17.9 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home1.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone88.8%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.9%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 commute16.2 min → 17.9 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.7% → 1.1%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.8% → 88.8%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone88.8% ±5.9 pp
Carpool5.6% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home1.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 3,793 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,278± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+3,793± 282 MOE
Workers with travel time3,750± 279 MOE
Estimated home workers43± 54 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.