ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48772722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Weslaco, Texas

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute30.3 min → 23.9 min▼ 6.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 7.3%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 75.6%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±3.5 pp
Carpool9.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 16,974 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,229± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+16,974± 806 MOE
Workers with travel time15,730± 863 MOE
Estimated home workers1,244± 367 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.