ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48657262024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Santa Fe, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone83.0%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute31.9 min → 27.5 min▼ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 7.5%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.0% → 83.0%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.0% ±4.7 pp
Carpool5.3% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.5% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 5,313 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% 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.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,901± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+5,313± 467 MOE
Workers with travel time4,916± 496 MOE
Estimated home workers397± 169 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.