ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48503762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nassau Bay, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.6 min one way; 13.5% worked from home, 67.0% drove alone, and 9.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.5%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone67.0%±9.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 Nassau Bay city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.9 min → 24.6 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 13.5%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.9% → 67.0%▼ 17.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Nassau Bay city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 13.5% worked from home.

Drive alone67.0% ±9.9 pp
Carpool7.5% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk5.4% ±5.2 pp
Bicycle6.1% ±6.6 pp
Work from home13.5% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 2,813 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Nassau Bay city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 48th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% 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.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Nassau Bay city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,813 workers age 16+, including 2,432 workers with reported travel time and 381 home workers.

Population estimate5,230± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+2,813± 341 MOE
Workers with travel time2,432± 375 MOE
Estimated home workers381± 183 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 Nassau Bay 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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