ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4760102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tuba City, Arizona

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±5.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.2%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.2%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.1%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 commute16.6 min → 20.8 min▲ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 8.2%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.5%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.2% → 71.2%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.2% ±7.5 pp
Carpool7.6% ±3.8 pp
Public transit2.5% ±3.5 pp
Walk9.1% ±4.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home8.2% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 2,736 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,960± 898 MOE
Workers age 16+2,736± 394 MOE
Workers with travel time2,511± 399 MOE
Estimated home workers225± 109 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.