ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Summit County, Utah

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home24.7%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone62.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute23.2 min → 22.2 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.3% → 24.7%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.0%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.9% → 62.7%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home24.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 23,037 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,970± — MOE
Workers age 16+23,037± 544 MOE
Workers with travel time17,350± 648 MOE
Estimated home workers5,687± 485 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.