ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4680802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Somerton, Arizona

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone91.4%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute22.9 min → 22.5 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 6.2%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.1% → 91.4%▲ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone91.4% ±1.8 pp
Carpool2.4% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.2% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 6,357 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% 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.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,574± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+6,357± 649 MOE
Workers with travel time5,963± 606 MOE
Estimated home workers394± 247 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.