ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AZ · GEOID 40212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pinal County, Arizona

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute32.3 min → 31.8 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 16.9%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.6% → 68.3%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±1.3 pp
Carpool11.4% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.9% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 188,631 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% 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.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate469,006± — MOE
Workers age 16+188,631± 2,597 MOE
Workers with travel time156,829± 2,843 MOE
Estimated home workers31,802± 1,764 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.