ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4573802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Prescott, Arizona

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home14.1%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±2.9 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 commute16.1 min → 19.0 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 14.1%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 70.4%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±2.9 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk4.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.1% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 17,241 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,400± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+17,241± 904 MOE
Workers with travel time14,815± 902 MOE
Estimated home workers2,426± 307 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.