ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48644722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Angelo, Texas

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.5%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute17.5 min → 19.2 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 9.1%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 73.5%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.5% ±1.9 pp
Carpool13.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 48,459 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate99,674± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+48,459± 1,208 MOE
Workers with travel time44,034± 1,232 MOE
Estimated home workers4,425± 571 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.