ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4120002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chandler, Arizona

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home25.3%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone63.1%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute24.5 min → 23.9 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.6% → 25.3%▲ 9.6 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 63.1%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.1% ±1.0 pp
Carpool8.4% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home25.3% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 151,377 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate280,136± 145 MOE
Workers age 16+151,377± 2,166 MOE
Workers with travel time113,135± 2,388 MOE
Estimated home workers38,242± 1,514 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.