ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4113002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cave Creek, Arizona

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.7 min one way; 37.3% worked from home, 49.8% drove alone, and 15.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±10.8 min MOE
Worked from home37.3%±8.8 pp MOE
Drove alone49.8%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.3%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 Cave Creek town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.9 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.7 min → 29.7 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home32.4% → 37.3%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.7% → 49.8%▼ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Cave Creek town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 49.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 37.3% worked from home.

Drive alone49.8% ±3.2 pp
Carpool3.0% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk4.3% ±4.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home37.3% ±8.8 pp

Each share uses 2,225 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Cave Creek town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 76th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% 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 Cave Creek town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,225 workers age 16+, including 1,394 workers with reported travel time and 831 home workers.

Population estimate5,091± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+2,225± 289 MOE
Workers with travel time1,394± 203 MOE
Estimated home workers831± 224 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Arizona commute records for Cave Creek town

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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