ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48655162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Juan, Texas

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.3%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone80.4%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute24.4 min → 24.6 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.9% → 6.3%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.0% → 80.4%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.4% ±4.2 pp
Carpool11.8% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 14,036 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,149± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+14,036± 889 MOE
Workers with travel time13,158± 905 MOE
Estimated home workers878± 254 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.