ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48166122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coppell, Texas

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home31.1%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone61.6%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute24.7 min → 24.3 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.2% → 31.1%▲ 11.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.3% → 61.6%▼ 12.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.6% ±2.8 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home31.1% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 22,485 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,154± 388 MOE
Workers age 16+22,485± 751 MOE
Workers with travel time15,483± 803 MOE
Estimated home workers7,002± 646 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.