ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48640642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sachse, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home25.3%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.1%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute31.2 min → 29.5 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.4% → 25.3%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.4%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.6% → 67.1%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.1% ±5.5 pp
Carpool3.7% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home25.3% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 16,227 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,491± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+16,227± 895 MOE
Workers with travel time12,123± 981 MOE
Estimated home workers4,104± 672 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.