ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4024302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Anthem, Arizona

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home33.1%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone60.0%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute28.5 min → 26.9 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.0% → 33.1%▲ 11.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.5% → 60.0%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.0% ±4.7 pp
Carpool3.0% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home33.1% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 10,656 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,584± 1,878 MOE
Workers age 16+10,656± 1,100 MOE
Workers with travel time7,128± 825 MOE
Estimated home workers3,528± 580 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.