ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4620002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Safford, Arizona

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home4.4%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone80.4%±5.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.4%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 commute20.6 min → 22.6 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.4% → 4.4%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 80.4%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.4% ±5.7 pp
Carpool12.4% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home4.4% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 4,444 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,239± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+4,444± 312 MOE
Workers with travel time4,247± 316 MOE
Estimated home workers197± 95 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.