ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48099162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Brady, Texas

Mean one-way trip18.0 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±7.3 pp MOE
Drove alone64.7%±11.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute14.5 min → 18.0 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 17.3%▲ 12.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 64.7%▼ 14.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.7% ±11.2 pp
Carpool13.6% ±6.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk4.3% ±4.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home17.3% ±7.3 pp

Each share uses 2,278 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% 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.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,230± 309 MOE
Workers age 16+2,278± 276 MOE
Workers with travel time1,883± 294 MOE
Estimated home workers395± 172 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.