ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48012402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Addison, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home25.2%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute23.8 min → 21.6 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.4% → 25.2%▲ 10.8 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.8%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 67.2%▼ 6.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.2% ±4.2 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home25.2% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 12,601 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,290± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+12,601± 629 MOE
Workers with travel time9,422± 647 MOE
Estimated home workers3,179± 455 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.