ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4278202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glendale, Arizona

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.4%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute28.5 min → 27.7 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.6% → 14.4%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 67.4%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.4% ±1.3 pp
Carpool12.8% ±1.0 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.4% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 121,805 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate252,833± 112 MOE
Workers age 16+121,805± 2,012 MOE
Workers with travel time104,283± 2,177 MOE
Estimated home workers17,522± 1,155 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.