ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4302702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Guadalupe, Arizona

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±12.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.3%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 commute19.5 min → 18.9 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 6.6%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.1%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 68.6%▼ 8.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±12.5 pp
Carpool21.9% ±6.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home6.6% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 2,220 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,272± 20 MOE
Workers age 16+2,220± 355 MOE
Workers with travel time2,074± 358 MOE
Estimated home workers146± 112 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.