ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4529302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Paradise Valley, Arizona

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home25.5%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone65.5%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.6%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 commute24.5 min → 20.7 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.2% → 25.5%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.1% → 65.5%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.5% ±4.2 pp
Carpool6.8% ±4.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home25.5% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 5,270 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,611± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+5,270± 441 MOE
Workers with travel time3,924± 421 MOE
Estimated home workers1,346± 277 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.