ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4601802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rio Rico, Arizona

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone84.0%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 commute23.6 min → 28.3 min▲ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 6.7%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.8% → 84.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.0% ±5.3 pp
Carpool8.7% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.7% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 8,855 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% 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.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,017± 552 MOE
Workers age 16+8,855± 630 MOE
Workers with travel time8,259± 697 MOE
Estimated home workers596± 231 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.