ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4237602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Florence, Arizona

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±9.0 min MOE
Worked from home28.5%±7.2 pp MOE
Drove alone57.8%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.1%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 commute34.8 min → 30.9 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.2% → 28.5%▲ 12.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.9% → 57.8%▼ 9.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.8% ±7.3 pp
Carpool9.4% ±6.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.5% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home28.5% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 5,819 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,570± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+5,819± 691 MOE
Workers with travel time4,159± 600 MOE
Estimated home workers1,660± 461 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.