ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Utah

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute18.1 min → 19.2 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.7% → 14.0%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 71.6%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±1.8 pp
Carpool10.5% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 84,384 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

13th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate196,431± — MOE
Workers age 16+84,384± 1,680 MOE
Workers with travel time72,609± 1,701 MOE
Estimated home workers11,775± 1,032 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.