ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48660002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Savannah, Texas

Mean one-way trip39.8 min±15.4 min MOE
Worked from home32.6%±8.1 pp MOE
Drove alone53.0%±12.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.9%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 commute42.4 min → 39.8 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.6% → 32.6%▲ 12.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.8% → 53.0%▼ 14.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.0% ±12.1 pp
Carpool8.0% ±5.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.5% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home32.6% ±8.1 pp

Each share uses 3,222 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% 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.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,469± 1,153 MOE
Workers age 16+3,222± 573 MOE
Workers with travel time2,173± 506 MOE
Estimated home workers1,049± 321 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.