ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AZ · GEOID 40252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yavapai County, Arizona

Mean one-way trip23.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute23.5 min → 23.5 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 14.4%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 70.5%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±1.4 pp
Carpool10.1% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.4% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 96,204 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

19thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate245,480± — MOE
Workers age 16+96,204± 1,372 MOE
Workers with travel time82,338± 1,566 MOE
Estimated home workers13,866± 885 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.