ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48550802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Paris, Texas

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute17.1 min → 15.9 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 7.8%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 73.0%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±3.9 pp
Carpool15.0% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home7.8% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 10,152 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.

6thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,775± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+10,152± 529 MOE
Workers with travel time9,359± 537 MOE
Estimated home workers793± 230 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.