ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4734202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Thatcher, Arizona

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.9 min one way; 2.4% worked from home, 72.8% drove alone, and 14.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home2.4%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.8%±8.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 Thatcher town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -2.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute22.4 min → 21.9 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.4% → 2.4%▼ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 72.8%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Thatcher town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 2.4% worked from home.

Drive alone72.8% ±8.5 pp
Carpool19.2% ±9.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk5.6% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home2.4% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 2,561 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Thatcher town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 32th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% 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.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Thatcher town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,561 workers age 16+, including 2,500 workers with reported travel time and 61 home workers.

Population estimate5,439± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,561± 280 MOE
Workers with travel time2,500± 280 MOE
Estimated home workers61± 47 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Arizona commute records for Thatcher town

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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