ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48114282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burleson, Texas

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.2%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute30.0 min → 30.9 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 10.0%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.6% → 82.2%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.2% ±2.4 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 26,049 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate52,918± 68 MOE
Workers age 16+26,049± 1,060 MOE
Workers with travel time23,454± 1,014 MOE
Estimated home workers2,595± 491 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.