ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48290002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Garland, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 → 29.7 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 12.4%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.9%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 72.7%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±1.5 pp
Carpool11.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.4% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 121,342 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate246,844± 136 MOE
Workers age 16+121,342± 2,494 MOE
Workers with travel time106,264± 2,302 MOE
Estimated home workers15,078± 1,203 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.