ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wasatch County, Utah

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home19.1%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.6%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute23.0 min → 21.6 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 19.1%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 67.6%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.6% ±3.2 pp
Carpool10.4% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 18,347 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate36,642± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,347± 465 MOE
Workers with travel time14,840± 521 MOE
Estimated home workers3,507± 421 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.