ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48656602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sansom Park, Texas

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±11.2 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone56.2%±13.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute27.1 min → 26.9 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 4.0%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.1% → 56.2%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.2% ±13.7 pp
Carpool34.8% ±17.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home4.0% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 2,081 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

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

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,392± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+2,081± 379 MOE
Workers with travel time1,998± 379 MOE
Estimated home workers83± 54 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.