ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48170002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Corpus Christi, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute19.5 min → 21.3 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 5.3%▲ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 80.3%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±0.9 pp
Carpool10.3% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.3% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 146,076 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate317,419± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+146,076± 2,158 MOE
Workers with travel time138,276± 2,131 MOE
Estimated home workers7,800± 984 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.