ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48338362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Highlands, Texas

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±11.0 min MOE
Worked from home2.3%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±11.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute28.5 min → 30.7 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 2.3%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 4.9%▲ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 75.1%▼ 5.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±11.5 pp
Carpool15.2% ±7.0 pp
Public transit4.9% ±4.6 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home2.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 2,386 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 under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,335± 1,418 MOE
Workers age 16+2,386± 534 MOE
Workers with travel time2,330± 532 MOE
Estimated home workers56± 44 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.