ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48399522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kyle, Texas

Mean one-way trip36.4 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.2%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 commute37.6 min → 36.4 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 13.2%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 76.5%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 31,596 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate56,823± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+31,596± 1,192 MOE
Workers with travel time27,440± 1,169 MOE
Estimated home workers4,156± 594 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.