ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48596962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prosper, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home35.6%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone56.5%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute33.3 min → 29.5 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.4% → 35.6%▲ 11.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 56.5%▼ 13.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.5% ±4.4 pp
Carpool5.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home35.6% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 17,824 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,869± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+17,824± 699 MOE
Workers with travel time11,470± 940 MOE
Estimated home workers6,354± 711 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.