ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4155002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Coolidge, Arizona

Mean one-way trip25.2 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±9.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute21.7 min → 25.2 min▲ 3.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 12.1%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 67.8%▼ 11.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±9.8 pp
Carpool14.9% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.1% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 7,136 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.

52thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,636± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+7,136± 974 MOE
Workers with travel time6,274± 1,023 MOE
Estimated home workers862± 319 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.