ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48093282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bonham, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone61.8%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute24.1 min → 21.9 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 10.3%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 61.8%▼ 15.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.8% ±7.8 pp
Carpool23.3% ±7.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.0 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home10.3% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 3,387 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,697± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+3,387± 415 MOE
Workers with travel time3,039± 389 MOE
Estimated home workers348± 159 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.