ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48465842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marble Falls, Texas

Mean one-way trip14.9 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone66.6%±8.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute16.0 min → 14.9 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 5.4%▼ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.7% → 66.6%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.6% ±8.4 pp
Carpool23.3% ±11.5 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 3,779 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,752± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+3,779± 298 MOE
Workers with travel time3,575± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers204± 109 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.