ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · TX · GEOID 48796722024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Windcrest, Texas

Mean one-way trip20.0 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.4%±8.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.4%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 commute23.7 min → 20.0 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 9.6%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.3% → 74.4%▲ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.4% ±8.7 pp
Carpool13.0% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.4% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home9.6% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 2,454 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.

21thMean commute percentile

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

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% 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.

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 estimate5,820± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+2,454± 314 MOE
Workers with travel time2,218± 347 MOE
Estimated home workers236± 124 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.