ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4621402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sahuarita, Arizona

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone69.4%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute28.4 min → 28.6 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 16.9%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.3% → 69.4%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.4% ±2.2 pp
Carpool11.2% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.9% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 14,207 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,862± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+14,207± 790 MOE
Workers with travel time11,800± 641 MOE
Estimated home workers2,407± 449 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.