ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48723682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Texarkana, Texas

Mean one-way trip14.7 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone81.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.1%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 commute15.9 min → 14.7 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.6% → 7.7%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.4% → 81.8%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 14,919 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,992± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+14,919± 784 MOE
Workers with travel time13,767± 837 MOE
Estimated home workers1,152± 302 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.