ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4236202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Flagstaff, Arizona

Mean one-way trip16.5 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone61.7%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute15.6 min → 16.5 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 13.3%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 2.3%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.6% → 61.7%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.7% ±2.2 pp
Carpool10.4% ±1.5 pp
Public transit2.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk8.5% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle2.5% ±0.8 pp
Work from home13.3% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 39,960 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate76,445± 68 MOE
Workers age 16+39,960± 932 MOE
Workers with travel time34,646± 912 MOE
Estimated home workers5,314± 520 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.