ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4413302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Litchfield Park, Arizona

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home24.8%±5.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute30.1 min → 25.9 min▼ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.6% → 24.8%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.0% → 67.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±7.7 pp
Carpool3.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle2.4% ±2.7 pp
Work from home24.8% ±5.5 pp

Each share uses 2,996 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,916± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+2,996± 295 MOE
Workers with travel time2,253± 291 MOE
Estimated home workers743± 180 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.