ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wayne County, Utah

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home24.0%±9.9 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±8.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute17.0 min → 18.9 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.3% → 24.0%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.0% → 63.8%▲ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±8.7 pp
Carpool5.0% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk6.8% ±4.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home24.0% ±9.9 pp

Each share uses 1,231 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate2,584± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,231± 106 MOE
Workers with travel time936± 137 MOE
Estimated home workers295± 124 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.