ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4442702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marana, Arizona

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.7 min one way; 21.7% worked from home, 68.4% drove alone, and 4.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home21.7%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone68.4%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 Marana town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.9 min → 27.7 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.5% → 21.7%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 68.4%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Marana town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.4%; 0.2% used public transit and 21.7% worked from home.

Drive alone68.4% ±3.5 pp
Carpool8.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.7% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 27,017 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Marana town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 65th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Marana town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 27,017 workers age 16+, including 21,167 workers with reported travel time and 5,850 home workers.

Population estimate56,938± 81 MOE
Workers age 16+27,017± 1,043 MOE
Workers with travel time21,167± 1,138 MOE
Estimated home workers5,850± 838 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Arizona commute records for Marana town

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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