ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48071322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bedford, Texas

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.5%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.5%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute25.5 min → 24.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 17.5%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 73.5%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.5% ±2.7 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.5% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 25,559 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,085± 85 MOE
Workers age 16+25,559± 1,002 MOE
Workers with travel time21,075± 1,023 MOE
Estimated home workers4,484± 685 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.