ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48276482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Friendswood, Texas

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home18.1%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute29.7 min → 28.6 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.5% → 18.1%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 73.1%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±3.7 pp
Carpool6.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.1% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 19,386 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,030± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+19,386± 875 MOE
Workers with travel time15,876± 1,160 MOE
Estimated home workers3,510± 605 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.