ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48040002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arlington, Texas

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.1%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute27.0 min → 26.6 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 13.1%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 72.4%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±1.1 pp
Carpool10.9% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.1% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 202,653 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate397,742± 93 MOE
Workers age 16+202,653± 2,819 MOE
Workers with travel time176,042± 3,018 MOE
Estimated home workers26,611± 1,633 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.