ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48588922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Port Isabel, Texas

Mean one-way trip13.7 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.4%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.0%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 commute13.9 min → 13.7 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 5.4%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.0%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone94.2% → 69.8%▼ 24.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.8% ±5.0 pp
Carpool21.0% ±10.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home5.4% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 2,315 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% 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.

0th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,111± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+2,315± 358 MOE
Workers with travel time2,189± 358 MOE
Estimated home workers126± 124 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.