ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48071562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bee Cave, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.1 min one way; 35.4% worked from home, 54.6% drove alone, and 2.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home35.4%±11.1 pp MOE
Drove alone54.6%±9.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 Bee Cave city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.6 min → 22.1 min▼ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.1% → 35.4%▲ 13.4 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.7% → 54.6%▼ 12.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bee Cave city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 54.6%; 0.2% used public transit and 35.4% worked from home.

Drive alone54.6% ±9.7 pp
Carpool6.9% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home35.4% ±11.1 pp

Each share uses 4,507 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bee Cave city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 33th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bee Cave city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,507 workers age 16+, including 2,910 workers with reported travel time and 1,597 home workers.

Population estimate8,862± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+4,507± 530 MOE
Workers with travel time2,910± 515 MOE
Estimated home workers1,597± 536 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Bee Cave city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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