ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48589402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Port Neches, Texas

Mean one-way trip18.1 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone81.6%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 commute20.2 min → 18.1 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 4.9%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.0%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.8% → 81.6%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.6% ±6.0 pp
Carpool8.8% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk4.3% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home4.9% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 6,315 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% 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.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,664± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+6,315± 716 MOE
Workers with travel time6,006± 723 MOE
Estimated home workers309± 165 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.