ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4668202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sierra Vista, Arizona

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute17.5 min → 17.5 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 12.3%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.1%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 72.5%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±2.4 pp
Carpool10.8% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 20,247 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,155± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+20,247± 721 MOE
Workers with travel time17,747± 792 MOE
Estimated home workers2,500± 425 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.