ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48499682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Muleshoe, Texas

Mean one-way trip19.4 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.5%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone86.1%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute20.9 min → 19.4 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 3.5%▼ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.0% → 86.1%▲ 19.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.1% ±5.5 pp
Carpool6.4% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home3.5% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 2,178 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% 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.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,667± 542 MOE
Workers age 16+2,178± 282 MOE
Workers with travel time2,102± 275 MOE
Estimated home workers76± 65 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.