ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48771962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wells Branch, Texas

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home25.8%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone65.5%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.2%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 commute24.4 min → 21.6 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.8% → 25.8%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 65.5%▼ 8.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.5% ±6.4 pp
Carpool6.6% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.8% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 8,296 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,523± 1,376 MOE
Workers age 16+8,296± 1,000 MOE
Workers with travel time6,154± 937 MOE
Estimated home workers2,142± 444 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.