ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48574762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pilot Point, Texas

Mean one-way trip32.7 min±10.6 min MOE
Worked from home20.1%±9.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±7.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.3%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 commute22.2 min → 32.7 min▲ 10.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 20.1%▲ 12.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 73.8%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±7.2 pp
Carpool6.2% ±5.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home20.1% ±9.4 pp

Each share uses 2,267 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% 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.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,332± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+2,267± 314 MOE
Workers with travel time1,812± 305 MOE
Estimated home workers455± 222 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.