ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4540502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Peoria, Arizona

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home22.8%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone66.2%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute29.7 min → 28.2 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.6% → 22.8%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 66.2%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.2% ±1.6 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 91,485 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

14thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

68th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate196,906± 112 MOE
Workers age 16+91,485± 1,993 MOE
Workers with travel time70,624± 1,956 MOE
Estimated home workers20,861± 1,508 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.