ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48488042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Missouri City, Texas

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute30.6 min → 30.4 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 13.8%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.9%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 74.4%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.8% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 37,656 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate76,558± 79 MOE
Workers age 16+37,656± 1,310 MOE
Workers with travel time32,476± 1,346 MOE
Estimated home workers5,180± 859 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.