ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4253002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fountain Hills, Arizona

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home30.5%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone63.5%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute28.7 min → 28.6 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.0% → 30.5%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.1% → 63.5%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.5% ±4.1 pp
Carpool3.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home30.5% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 10,056 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,789± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+10,056± 728 MOE
Workers with travel time6,992± 677 MOE
Estimated home workers3,064± 477 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.