ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48276842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Frisco, Texas

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home37.8%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone53.5%±1.7 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 commute28.7 min → 28.6 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.7% → 37.8%▲ 13.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.6% → 53.5%▼ 13.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.5% ±1.7 pp
Carpool5.9% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home37.8% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 113,942 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

4thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate219,304± 67 MOE
Workers age 16+113,942± 2,085 MOE
Workers with travel time70,894± 2,403 MOE
Estimated home workers43,048± 1,906 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.