ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48166242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Copperas Cove, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.4%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 commute26.5 min → 29.4 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 10.8%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 74.6%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±3.2 pp
Carpool9.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.8% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 17,073 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,947± 251 MOE
Workers age 16+17,073± 744 MOE
Workers with travel time15,230± 784 MOE
Estimated home workers1,843± 393 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.