ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4057702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Benson, Arizona

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.5%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 commute27.9 min → 31.3 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 8.3%▼ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 70.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±7.1 pp
Carpool14.1% ±7.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk3.8% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home8.3% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 1,863 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% 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.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,417± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+1,863± 326 MOE
Workers with travel time1,708± 311 MOE
Estimated home workers155± 97 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.