ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48457442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McKinney, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home24.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone65.4%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute28.6 min → 27.8 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.6% → 24.5%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 65.4%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.4% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.0% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home24.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 109,598 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

4thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate210,600± 70 MOE
Workers age 16+109,598± 1,890 MOE
Workers with travel time82,796± 1,978 MOE
Estimated home workers26,802± 1,532 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.