ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48632842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rosenberg, Texas

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.6%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute28.4 min → 30.2 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 8.7%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 77.6%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.6% ±3.9 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 18,894 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,646± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+18,894± 1,339 MOE
Workers with travel time17,245± 1,320 MOE
Estimated home workers1,649± 547 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.