ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · AZ · GEOID 40272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yuma County, Arizona

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.7%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute20.9 min → 21.3 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 7.7%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.7%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 77.7%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.7% ±1.6 pp
Carpool11.2% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.7% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 80,019 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate211,741± — MOE
Workers age 16+80,019± 1,416 MOE
Workers with travel time73,875± 1,488 MOE
Estimated home workers6,144± 684 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.