ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48255722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fate, Texas

Mean one-way trip35.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 commute33.0 min → 35.2 min▲ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 17.3%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 71.9%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±3.7 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.3% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 11,227 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% 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.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,884± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+11,227± 707 MOE
Workers with travel time9,285± 683 MOE
Estimated home workers1,942± 419 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.