ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4642102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Tan Valley, Arizona

Mean one-way trip36.4 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home19.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.9%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 commute37.4 min → 36.4 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 19.0%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 67.7%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±2.2 pp
Carpool10.8% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 51,778 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

0thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 100% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate109,189± 3,026 MOE
Workers age 16+51,778± 1,839 MOE
Workers with travel time41,942± 1,750 MOE
Estimated home workers9,836± 855 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.