ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48453842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McAllen, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute20.1 min → 21.9 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 12.1%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 71.9%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 62,370 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate145,385± 95 MOE
Workers age 16+62,370± 1,889 MOE
Workers with travel time54,799± 1,834 MOE
Estimated home workers7,571± 779 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.