ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48654082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sanger, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone80.9%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute30.6 min → 29.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 10.6%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.5%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.7% → 80.9%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.9% ±4.8 pp
Carpool6.8% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.6% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 5,532 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 under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,641± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+5,532± 441 MOE
Workers with travel time4,944± 489 MOE
Estimated home workers588± 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.