ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · UT · GEOID 490572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Weber County, Utah

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home15.3%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.9%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute23.0 min → 23.3 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 15.3%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 71.9%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.9% ±1.0 pp
Carpool9.2% ±0.6 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.3% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 137,528 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate269,648± — MOE
Workers age 16+137,528± 1,435 MOE
Workers with travel time116,444± 1,802 MOE
Estimated home workers21,084± 1,314 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.