ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48109122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bryan, Texas

Mean one-way trip18.5 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute16.6 min → 18.5 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 7.7%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.9%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 76.6%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±1.5 pp
Carpool11.9% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 41,609 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.

11thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate87,939± 66 MOE
Workers age 16+41,609± 1,084 MOE
Workers with travel time38,425± 1,133 MOE
Estimated home workers3,184± 481 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.