ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48749242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Van Alstyne, Texas

Mean one-way trip30.6 min±9.7 min MOE
Worked from home27.1%±12.1 pp MOE
Drove alone60.8%±10.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute24.9 min → 30.6 min▲ 5.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.3% → 27.1%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 3.1%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.8% → 60.8%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.8% ±10.6 pp
Carpool4.4% ±3.6 pp
Public transit3.1% ±4.4 pp
Walk1.9% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home27.1% ±12.1 pp

Each share uses 2,678 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,952± 17 MOE
Workers age 16+2,678± 270 MOE
Workers with travel time1,951± 364 MOE
Estimated home workers727± 331 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.