ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48479162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mexia, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.2 min one way; 6.1% worked from home, 83.2% drove alone, and 7.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone83.2%±10.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 Mexia city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute18.6 min → 20.2 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 6.1%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.9% → 83.2%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mexia city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 83.2%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.1% worked from home.

Drive alone83.2% ±10.5 pp
Carpool6.7% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk3.2% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home6.1% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 2,658 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mexia city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 22th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mexia city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,658 workers age 16+, including 2,497 workers with reported travel time and 161 home workers.

Population estimate6,859± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+2,658± 238 MOE
Workers with travel time2,497± 221 MOE
Estimated home workers161± 70 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 Mexia 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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