ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AZ · GEOID 40092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Graham County, Arizona

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 commute22.8 min → 22.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 4.0%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.0% → 78.4%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±3.0 pp
Carpool14.0% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 14,690 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,232± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,690± 485 MOE
Workers with travel time14,104± 516 MOE
Estimated home workers586± 187 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.