ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48722962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Terrell Hills, Texas

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.9%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 commute20.9 min → 22.2 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 18.8%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.1% → 71.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±5.7 pp
Carpool1.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home18.8% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 2,248 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% 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.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,070± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+2,248± 252 MOE
Workers with travel time1,825± 240 MOE
Estimated home workers423± 147 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.