ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48547082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palestine, Texas

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone79.7%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 commute19.1 min → 20.7 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 5.4%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 2.2%▲ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.5% → 79.7%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.7% ±4.7 pp
Carpool9.0% ±3.2 pp
Public transit2.2% ±3.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home5.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 8,417 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,136± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+8,417± 699 MOE
Workers with travel time7,960± 699 MOE
Estimated home workers457± 198 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.