ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48226602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edinburg, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute18.5 min → 21.8 min▲ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 10.5%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.2%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 71.8%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±2.0 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 44,421 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate104,550± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+44,421± 1,798 MOE
Workers with travel time39,735± 1,808 MOE
Estimated home workers4,686± 685 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.