ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48674962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sherman, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.2%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute21.5 min → 23.2 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 11.2%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 75.3%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±2.8 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.2% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 22,424 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,397± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+22,424± 970 MOE
Workers with travel time19,915± 979 MOE
Estimated home workers2,509± 483 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.