ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48725302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

The Colony, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home23.8%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute27.8 min → 27.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 23.8%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 67.8%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±2.8 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home23.8% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 27,747 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

8thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,454± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+27,747± 908 MOE
Workers with travel time21,154± 1,025 MOE
Estimated home workers6,593± 745 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.