ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AZ · GEOID 40152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mohave County, Arizona

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.1%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute21.4 min → 19.9 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 9.1%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.3%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 75.9%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±1.5 pp
Carpool10.8% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.1% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 76,463 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

24thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate220,517± — MOE
Workers age 16+76,463± 1,526 MOE
Workers with travel time69,524± 1,641 MOE
Estimated home workers6,939± 758 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.