ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4741902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tolleson, Arizona

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.9%±13.6 pp MOE
Drove alone64.0%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute25.0 min → 21.8 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.6% → 19.9%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 64.0%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.0% ±7.9 pp
Carpool8.6% ±6.6 pp
Public transit2.2% ±2.7 pp
Walk4.3% ±4.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home19.9% ±13.6 pp

Each share uses 3,481 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,668± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+3,481± 529 MOE
Workers with travel time2,787± 383 MOE
Estimated home workers694± 485 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.