ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48156522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clute, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home2.9%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone87.5%±5.5 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 commute17.6 min → 21.2 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.0% → 2.9%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.1% → 87.5%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone87.5% ±5.5 pp
Carpool7.0% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 5,161 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% 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 estimate10,715± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+5,161± 518 MOE
Workers with travel time5,013± 505 MOE
Estimated home workers148± 84 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.