ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AZ · GEOID 40032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cochise County, Arizona

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute21.8 min → 23.4 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 12.2%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 74.1%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±1.5 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 46,039 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

10thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 90% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate125,566± — MOE
Workers age 16+46,039± 969 MOE
Workers with travel time40,430± 1,006 MOE
Estimated home workers5,609± 545 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.