ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48480962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Midlothian, Texas

Mean one-way trip31.7 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.9%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 commute29.5 min → 31.7 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 15.7%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 76.8%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool5.8% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 19,410 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,356± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+19,410± 848 MOE
Workers with travel time16,370± 853 MOE
Estimated home workers3,040± 463 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.