ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48486842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mineral Wells, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.5%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute27.1 min → 27.5 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 5.8%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 76.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±4.0 pp
Carpool15.1% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.8% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 6,252 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

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

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,244± 75 MOE
Workers age 16+6,252± 353 MOE
Workers with travel time5,889± 321 MOE
Estimated home workers363± 139 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.