ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48149292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cinco Ranch, Texas

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home28.8%±8.9 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute33.1 min → 30.4 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.0% → 28.8%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 0.7%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.6% → 62.1%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±1.8 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home28.8% ±8.9 pp

Each share uses 8,293 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,611± 2,494 MOE
Workers age 16+8,293± 959 MOE
Workers with travel time5,905± 625 MOE
Estimated home workers2,388± 788 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.