ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48533882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Odessa, Texas

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home3.4%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute22.5 min → 22.4 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 3.4%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 83.5%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.5% ±1.6 pp
Carpool10.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.4% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 54,803 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 100% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate115,322± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+54,803± 1,538 MOE
Workers with travel time52,964± 1,558 MOE
Estimated home workers1,839± 449 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.