ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48420162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Leander, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home30.6%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone58.5%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute29.8 min → 29.2 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.9% → 30.6%▲ 9.7 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 58.5%▼ 10.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.5% ±2.2 pp
Carpool7.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home30.6% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 40,602 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

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

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate74,067± 88 MOE
Workers age 16+40,602± 1,012 MOE
Workers with travel time28,161± 1,104 MOE
Estimated home workers12,441± 931 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.