ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48296602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gladewater, Texas

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±13.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.4%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 commute26.5 min → 24.3 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 5.3%▼ 1.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 77.8%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±13.0 pp
Carpool16.3% ±7.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home5.3% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 2,388 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% 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.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,227± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+2,388± 299 MOE
Workers with travel time2,261± 315 MOE
Estimated home workers127± 84 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.