ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4516002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oro Valley, Arizona

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home22.6%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute27.0 min → 26.7 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.7% → 22.6%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 68.0%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±3.2 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.6% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 18,740 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,162± 63 MOE
Workers age 16+18,740± 986 MOE
Workers with travel time14,499± 1,002 MOE
Estimated home workers4,241± 628 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.