ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48022722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alvin, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone83.6%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 commute30.1 min → 29.4 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 6.7%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.7% → 83.6%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.6% ±3.6 pp
Carpool8.4% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.7% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 13,326 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,333± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+13,326± 713 MOE
Workers with travel time12,432± 726 MOE
Estimated home workers894± 356 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.