What is the average commute in Lavon city, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Lavon city, Texas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 9.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · TX · GEOID 48418002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lavon, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for Lavon city, Texas
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.3 min one way; 21.2% worked from home, 69.6% drove alone, and 13.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±8.2 min MOE

Worked from home21.2%±9.2 pp MOE

Drove alone69.6%±10.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip13.4%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 Lavon city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -9.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute43.3 min → 34.3 min▼ 9.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 21.2%▲ 12.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 69.6%▼ 10.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Lavon city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.6%; 0.0% used public transit and 21.2% worked from home.

Drive alone69.6% ±10.2 pp

Carpool6.4% ±3.8 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home21.2% ±9.2 pp

Each share uses 3,544 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Lavon city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

91^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Lavon city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,544 workers age 16+, including 2,793 workers with reported travel time and 751 home workers.

Population estimate6,498± 23 MOE

Workers age 16+3,544± 299 MOE

Workers with travel time2,793± 413 MOE

Estimated home workers751± 332 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for Lavon city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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