ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48252242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairview, Texas

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±11.5 min MOE
Worked from home35.3%±7.3 pp MOE
Drove alone61.1%±11.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute26.8 min → 33.8 min▲ 7.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.4% → 35.3%▲ 12.9 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 61.1%▼ 11.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.1% ±11.7 pp
Carpool2.4% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home35.3% ±7.3 pp

Each share uses 3,783 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% 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.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,783± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+3,783± 559 MOE
Workers with travel time2,446± 571 MOE
Estimated home workers1,337± 339 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.