ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490392024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sanpete County, Utah

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.1%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute22.0 min → 21.4 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 8.7%▼ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.2% → 72.1%▲ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.1% ±3.2 pp
Carpool13.6% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.7% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 12,248 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,719± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,248± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time11,186± 519 MOE
Estimated home workers1,062± 213 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.