ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48332122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Henderson, Texas

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.9%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone85.0%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute24.2 min → 19.5 min▼ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 3.9%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.8% → 85.0%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.0% ±4.8 pp
Carpool9.3% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home3.9% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 4,798 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% 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.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,385± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+4,798± 373 MOE
Workers with travel time4,610± 380 MOE
Estimated home workers188± 95 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.