ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48769482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Webster, Texas

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone84.0%±4.8 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 commute24.7 min → 27.8 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 6.7%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.5%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 84.0%▲ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.0% ±4.8 pp
Carpool6.4% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.7% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 6,313 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.

67thMean commute percentile

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

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,366± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+6,313± 547 MOE
Workers with travel time5,893± 596 MOE
Estimated home workers420± 238 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.