ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4678002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Snowflake, Arizona

Mean one-way trip23.7 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone85.9%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute21.9 min → 23.7 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 7.2%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 0.0%▼ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 85.9%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.9% ±6.8 pp
Carpool5.1% ±3.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home7.2% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 2,033 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,444± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+2,033± 297 MOE
Workers with travel time1,886± 309 MOE
Estimated home workers147± 100 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.