ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48548722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Paloma Creek South, Texas

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 41.6 min one way; 37.1% worked from home, 52.0% drove alone, and 24.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip41.6 min±11.6 min MOE
Worked from home37.1%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone52.0%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.5%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 Paloma Creek South CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +7.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +18.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.4 min → 41.6 min▲ 7.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.1% → 37.1%▲ 18.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.0% → 52.0%▼ 19.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Paloma Creek South CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 52.0%; 0.0% used public transit and 37.1% worked from home.

Drive alone52.0% ±7.4 pp
Carpool8.3% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.3% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home37.1% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 4,798 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Paloma Creek South CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% 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.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Paloma Creek South CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,798 workers age 16+, including 3,020 workers with reported travel time and 1,778 home workers.

Population estimate8,860± 1,134 MOE
Workers age 16+4,798± 683 MOE
Workers with travel time3,020± 535 MOE
Estimated home workers1,778± 372 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 Paloma Creek South CDP

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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