ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4581502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Queen Creek, Arizona

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home25.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone61.6%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute32.3 min → 31.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.1% → 25.5%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 61.6%▼ 10.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.6% ±2.6 pp
Carpool9.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home25.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 34,101 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate71,867± 123 MOE
Workers age 16+34,101± 1,238 MOE
Workers with travel time25,422± 1,238 MOE
Estimated home workers8,679± 754 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.