ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48134922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cedar Hill, Texas

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home17.0%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute31.7 min → 31.4 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 17.0%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.3%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 72.3%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±3.4 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.0% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 24,371 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,879± 265 MOE
Workers age 16+24,371± 1,065 MOE
Workers with travel time20,227± 1,223 MOE
Estimated home workers4,144± 557 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.