ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48074862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Belterra, Texas

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±9.2 min MOE
Worked from home37.1%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone54.9%±9.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute23.0 min → 28.6 min▲ 5.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home33.3% → 37.1%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.0% → 54.9%▲ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.9% ±9.0 pp
Carpool6.3% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home37.1% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 3,317 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% 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.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,978± 966 MOE
Workers age 16+3,317± 503 MOE
Workers with travel time2,088± 467 MOE
Estimated home workers1,229± 268 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.