ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48275402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fresno, Texas

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.6%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 commute36.6 min → 33.5 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 10.2%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 82.4%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±5.6 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.2% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 14,222 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,560± 2,216 MOE
Workers age 16+14,222± 1,423 MOE
Workers with travel time12,775± 1,390 MOE
Estimated home workers1,447± 467 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.