ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48588202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Port Arthur, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home1.0%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone89.5%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute23.2 min → 23.4 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.0% → 1.0%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.2% → 89.5%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone89.5% ±2.3 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home1.0% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 20,026 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.

37thMean commute percentile

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

0thWork-from-home percentile

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

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate55,828± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+20,026± 961 MOE
Workers with travel time19,820± 940 MOE
Estimated home workers206± 125 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.