ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4239602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Flowing Wells, Arizona

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute20.7 min → 21.8 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 7.2%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 3.0%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 67.8%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±4.4 pp
Carpool17.5% ±5.3 pp
Public transit3.0% ±2.7 pp
Walk2.2% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±1.3 pp
Work from home7.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 7,011 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,559± 1,821 MOE
Workers age 16+7,011± 813 MOE
Workers with travel time6,508± 753 MOE
Estimated home workers503± 206 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.