ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48329782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Heartland, Texas

Mean one-way trip40.0 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.2%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.9%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 commute40.3 min → 40.0 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 15.0%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.0%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 77.2%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.2% ±6.8 pp
Carpool3.5% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.6% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home15.0% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 4,817 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% 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.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,607± 1,231 MOE
Workers age 16+4,817± 657 MOE
Workers with travel time4,094± 593 MOE
Estimated home workers723± 314 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.