ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4653502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sedona, Arizona

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home34.9%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone49.1%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute23.5 min → 21.3 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.3% → 34.9%▲ 11.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.3% → 49.1%▼ 12.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.1% ±8.0 pp
Carpool9.9% ±5.3 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.9% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.3 pp
Work from home34.9% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 4,390 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,777± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+4,390± 333 MOE
Workers with travel time2,856± 324 MOE
Estimated home workers1,534± 300 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.