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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.8 min one way; 19.9% worked from home, 64.0% drove alone, and 2.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Tolleson city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

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 Tolleson city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.0%; 2.2% used public transit and 19.9% worked from home.

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

How Tolleson city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 31th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 Tolleson city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,481 workers age 16+, including 2,787 workers with reported travel time and 694 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Arizona commute records for Tolleson city

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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