ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4205402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Drexel Heights, Arizona

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute28.4 min → 26.8 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 10.9%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.3%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 72.5%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±3.7 pp
Carpool11.6% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.9% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 11,904 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% 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.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,675± 1,687 MOE
Workers age 16+11,904± 858 MOE
Workers with travel time10,608± 848 MOE
Estimated home workers1,296± 323 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.