ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48355282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Huntsville, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.6%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute22.7 min → 23.4 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 6.3%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.1%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 79.6%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.6% ±4.3 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk4.5% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle2.2% ±1.3 pp
Work from home6.3% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 17,882 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,864± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+17,882± 1,166 MOE
Workers with travel time16,759± 1,188 MOE
Estimated home workers1,123± 321 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.