ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48214242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dripping Springs, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±9.9 min MOE
Worked from home41.5%±6.9 pp MOE
Drove alone44.3%±9.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute22.7 min → 27.4 min▲ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.0% → 41.5%▲ 19.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 44.3%▼ 25.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone44.3% ±9.0 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.4% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home41.5% ±6.9 pp

Each share uses 3,326 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,405± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,326± 418 MOE
Workers with travel time1,946± 402 MOE
Estimated home workers1,380± 287 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.