ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Duchesne County, Utah

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.4%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 commute19.7 min → 21.1 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 7.3%▼ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 77.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool10.9% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 8,303 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,185± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,303± 275 MOE
Workers with travel time7,698± 297 MOE
Estimated home workers605± 118 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.