ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48508202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Braunfels, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute25.0 min → 27.1 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 15.6%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.1% → 71.9%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±2.9 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.6% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 53,529 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

4thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate104,643± 84 MOE
Workers age 16+53,529± 1,256 MOE
Workers with travel time45,187± 1,569 MOE
Estimated home workers8,342± 1,014 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.