ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48130242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carrollton, Texas

Mean one-way trip24.1 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home21.7%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone65.1%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute25.1 min → 24.1 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.7% → 21.7%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.8%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 65.1%▼ 9.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.1% ±1.8 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.7% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 77,318 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.

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

35thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate133,740± 234 MOE
Workers age 16+77,318± 1,438 MOE
Workers with travel time60,563± 1,540 MOE
Estimated home workers16,755± 1,066 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.