ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48414642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Laredo, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.2%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute21.0 min → 21.6 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 5.9%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 79.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.2% ±1.0 pp
Carpool11.5% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home5.9% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 110,463 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate257,619± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+110,463± 1,758 MOE
Workers with travel time104,000± 1,957 MOE
Estimated home workers6,463± 780 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.