ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48723922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Texas City, Texas

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone83.8%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute22.5 min → 25.7 min▲ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.7% → 5.8%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.7% → 83.8%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.8% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 25,288 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate55,364± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+25,288± 1,012 MOE
Workers with travel time23,813± 1,084 MOE
Estimated home workers1,475± 364 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.