ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48010002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Abilene, Texas

Mean one-way trip15.6 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone78.2%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute15.5 min → 15.6 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 8.4%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 78.2%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.2% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.4% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 59,950 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate128,053± 328 MOE
Workers age 16+59,950± 1,379 MOE
Workers with travel time54,919± 1,659 MOE
Estimated home workers5,031± 647 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.