ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48356122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hutchins, Texas

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±8.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone80.8%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute33.7 min → 32.3 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 5.6%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 80.8%▲ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.8% ±4.0 pp
Carpool13.5% ±7.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home5.6% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 2,432 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,496± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,432± 332 MOE
Workers with travel time2,297± 292 MOE
Estimated home workers135± 114 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.