What is the average commute in McAllen city, Texas?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in McAllen city, Texas work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · TX · GEOID 48453842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McAllen, Texas

Name: Commute estimates for McAllen city, Texas
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.9 min one way; 12.1% worked from home, 71.9% drove alone, and 4.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 McAllen city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.5 percentage points.

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 McAllen city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.9%; 0.6% used public transit and 12.1% worked from home.

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

How McAllen city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 31th percentile among covered 100k–500k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

31^thMean commute percentile

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

40^thWork-from-home percentile

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

25^thTransit percentile

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

35^th60+ 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 McAllen city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 62,370 workers age 16+, including 54,799 workers with reported travel time and 7,571 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Texas commute records for McAllen city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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