ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48401682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lacy-Lakeview, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±7.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone82.9%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute22.3 min → 27.7 min▲ 5.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 10.7%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.2% → 82.9%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.9% ±6.6 pp
Carpool4.0% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home10.7% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 3,868 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% 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.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,274± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+3,868± 498 MOE
Workers with travel time3,455± 481 MOE
Estimated home workers413± 188 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.