ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48523562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Richland Hills, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.0%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone72.6%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute27.8 min → 27.4 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 16.0%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 72.6%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.6% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.0% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 36,253 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate70,780± 95 MOE
Workers age 16+36,253± 1,007 MOE
Workers with travel time30,467± 1,221 MOE
Estimated home workers5,786± 715 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.