ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Iron County, Utah

Mean one-way trip16.9 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute16.5 min → 16.9 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 11.4%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 72.8%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.8% ±3.2 pp
Carpool11.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 28,202 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate62,252± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,202± 737 MOE
Workers with travel time24,996± 842 MOE
Estimated home workers3,206± 521 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.