ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tooele County, Utah

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.9%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 commute29.6 min → 30.3 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 15.8%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 68.9%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.9% ±2.4 pp
Carpool12.5% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 40,092 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate79,347± — MOE
Workers age 16+40,092± 905 MOE
Workers with travel time33,742± 1,070 MOE
Estimated home workers6,350± 576 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.