ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48795762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wilmer, Texas

Mean one-way trip33.4 min±14.5 min MOE
Worked from home3.8%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone89.0%±12.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 commute29.9 min → 33.4 min▲ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 3.8%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 89.0%▲ 7.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone89.0% ±12.3 pp
Carpool4.8% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home3.8% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 2,234 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,391± 15 MOE
Workers age 16+2,234± 655 MOE
Workers with travel time2,149± 647 MOE
Estimated home workers85± 88 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.