ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4028302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Apache Junction, Arizona

Mean one-way trip28.1 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute27.5 min → 28.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 13.7%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.1%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 74.3%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±3.1 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.7% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 15,752 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,058± 348 MOE
Workers age 16+15,752± 852 MOE
Workers with travel time13,588± 782 MOE
Estimated home workers2,164± 482 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.