ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48478922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mesquite, Texas

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone71.2%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute31.8 min → 32.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 10.0%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 71.2%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.2% ±1.7 pp
Carpool16.3% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 71,915 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

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

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate149,299± 335 MOE
Workers age 16+71,915± 2,033 MOE
Workers with travel time64,732± 1,977 MOE
Estimated home workers7,183± 1,113 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.