ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4770352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tucson Estates, Arizona

Mean one-way trip31.4 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±6.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute32.9 min → 31.4 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 13.6%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 75.4%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±6.8 pp
Carpool9.7% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.6% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 4,442 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% 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.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,136± 1,318 MOE
Workers age 16+4,442± 669 MOE
Workers with travel time3,839± 591 MOE
Estimated home workers603± 236 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.