ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4082202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bullhead City, Arizona

Mean one-way trip20.4 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone79.9%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute23.2 min → 20.4 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 8.9%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.1%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.7% → 79.9%▲ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.9% ±2.6 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.9% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 14,112 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

11thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,496± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+14,112± 768 MOE
Workers with travel time12,861± 729 MOE
Estimated home workers1,251± 324 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.