ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4281402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gold Canyon, Arizona

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±8.3 min MOE
Worked from home26.8%±6.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.8%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute29.1 min → 32.8 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 26.8%▲ 13.0 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 65.8%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.8% ±5.1 pp
Carpool4.0% ±3.1 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp
Work from home26.8% ±6.5 pp

Each share uses 3,740 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,107± 1,035 MOE
Workers age 16+3,740± 526 MOE
Workers with travel time2,736± 441 MOE
Estimated home workers1,004± 281 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.