ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48699082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stafford, Texas

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute24.0 min → 26.2 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 10.1%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.4%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.8% → 76.3%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±6.7 pp
Carpool4.8% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk4.1% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home10.1% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 9,084 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,401± 101 MOE
Workers age 16+9,084± 730 MOE
Workers with travel time8,169± 684 MOE
Estimated home workers915± 272 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.