ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48371562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jacinto City, Texas

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute26.0 min → 28.2 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 4.3%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.2%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 75.8%▼ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±7.8 pp
Carpool16.1% ±5.8 pp
Public transit1.2% ±2.0 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±1.0 pp
Work from home4.3% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,736 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,432± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,736± 329 MOE
Workers with travel time3,576± 357 MOE
Estimated home workers160± 122 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.