ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4720002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tanque Verde, Arizona

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home23.3%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone69.5%±4.7 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 commute31.3 min → 28.5 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 23.3%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 69.5%▼ 11.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.5% ±4.7 pp
Carpool5.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home23.3% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 6,206 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,866± 1,130 MOE
Workers age 16+6,206± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time4,761± 456 MOE
Estimated home workers1,445± 225 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.