Ector County, Texas is located in the Permian Basin region of West Texas. The county contains a number of towns and cities including Odessa, Goldsmith, Gardendale, Notrees, Penwell and many more. With such a large population spread across the area, transportation options are essential for residents to get around. In Ector County there are several public transportation options that make getting from one place to another easy and convenient. The local transit system provides bus services which are available throughout the county. There are also numerous taxi and limousine services available which offer transportation to various destinations within the county. Additionally, Ector County has an airport, Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport (ODS), as well as two train stations – Fast Track Station in Goldsmith and Odessa Train Station in Odessa – providing access to other areas of Texas and beyond. For those who prefer to drive their own vehicle, there are plenty of roads throughout Ector County giving access to the cities within it as well as connecting highways that run to other nearby counties and states.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Ector County takes 22.0 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Ector County get to work:
- 81.1% drive their own car alone
- 13.6% carpool with others
- 2.2% work from home
- 0.4% take mass transit