ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48380802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Joshua, Texas

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone84.6%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute31.9 min → 30.4 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 8.3%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.8% → 84.6%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.6% ±5.8 pp
Carpool5.2% ±5.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.3% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 4,061 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% 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.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,550± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+4,061± 381 MOE
Workers with travel time3,723± 399 MOE
Estimated home workers338± 158 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.