ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48701542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Steiner Ranch, Texas

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±8.2 min MOE
Worked from home42.9%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone51.6%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute34.0 min → 29.8 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.6% → 42.9%▲ 13.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.2% → 51.6%▼ 11.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.6% ±7.5 pp
Carpool1.7% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.5% ±3.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home42.9% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 8,900 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 100% 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.

38th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,619± 1,885 MOE
Workers age 16+8,900± 1,056 MOE
Workers with travel time5,082± 931 MOE
Estimated home workers3,818± 669 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.