ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4105302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Casa Grande, Arizona

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute22.7 min → 23.3 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 10.8%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 75.5%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±3.2 pp
Carpool11.5% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 25,732 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% 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 estimate60,905± 77 MOE
Workers age 16+25,732± 1,092 MOE
Workers with travel time22,951± 1,138 MOE
Estimated home workers2,781± 446 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.