ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48309202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greenville, Texas

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.8%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.1%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 commute25.0 min → 24.7 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 6.8%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 79.5%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±4.0 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.8% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 13,831 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,222± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+13,831± 656 MOE
Workers with travel time12,896± 685 MOE
Estimated home workers935± 249 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.