ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48428202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lindale, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±8.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±7.1 pp MOE
Drove alone81.4%±9.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 commute31.0 min → 27.1 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 9.4%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit5.2% → 4.6%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 81.4%▲ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.4% ±9.4 pp
Carpool3.4% ±4.5 pp
Public transit4.6% ±6.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home9.4% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 2,893 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,644± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+2,893± 372 MOE
Workers with travel time2,622± 357 MOE
Estimated home workers271± 209 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.