ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48400362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lackland AFB, Texas

Mean one-way trip10.8 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home39.5%±9.1 pp MOE
Drove alone15.1%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.3%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 commute11.3 min → 10.8 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home37.3% → 39.5%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 4.2%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone21.5% → 15.1%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone15.1% ±4.9 pp
Carpool2.6% ±2.5 pp
Public transit4.2% ±4.1 pp
Walk37.7% ±8.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home39.5% ±9.1 pp

Each share uses 5,942 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.

1thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,785± 589 MOE
Workers age 16+5,942± 550 MOE
Workers with travel time3,592± 718 MOE
Estimated home workers2,350± 584 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.