ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48441162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Los Fresnos, Texas

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute21.8 min → 22.5 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 4.3%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.6% → 77.3%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±6.3 pp
Carpool12.3% ±7.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk4.9% ±5.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home4.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 3,375 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% 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.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,291± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+3,375± 323 MOE
Workers with travel time3,231± 324 MOE
Estimated home workers144± 94 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.