ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48695962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spring, Texas

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.3%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 commute31.7 min → 33.8 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 10.7%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 1.1%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.6% → 79.5%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±2.7 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.7% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 33,787 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,580± 4,281 MOE
Workers age 16+33,787± 2,215 MOE
Workers with travel time30,185± 2,075 MOE
Estimated home workers3,602± 629 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.