What is the average commute in Rich County, Utah?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Rich County, Utah work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 18.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rich County, Utah

Name: Commute estimates for Rich County, Utah
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.9 min one way; 18.9% worked from home, 64.4% drove alone, and 10.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±4.9 min MOE

Worked from home18.9%±8.1 pp MOE

Drove alone64.4%±7.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.3%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 Rich County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.7 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute25.2 min → 21.9 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.1% → 18.9%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 0.0%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 64.4%▼ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rich County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.4%; 0.0% used public transit and 18.9% worked from home.

Drive alone64.4% ±7.4 pp

Carpool7.3% ±3.3 pp

Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp

Walk6.7% ±3.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±1.1 pp

Work from home18.9% ±8.1 pp

Each share uses 1,208 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rich County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 35th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

35^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20^thTransit percentile

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

67^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rich County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 1,208 workers age 16+, including 980 workers with reported travel time and 228 home workers.

Population estimate2,631± — MOE

Workers age 16+1,208± 105 MOE

Workers with travel time980± 119 MOE

Estimated home workers228± 100 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Utah commute records for Rich County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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