ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4800952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), Arizona

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home34.2%±8.2 pp MOE
Drove alone56.5%±5.9 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 commute25.4 min → 21.3 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.7% → 34.2%▲ 10.6 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.7% → 56.5%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.5% ±5.9 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home34.2% ±8.2 pp

Each share uses 2,109 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher 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.

13th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,356± 697 MOE
Workers age 16+2,109± 339 MOE
Workers with travel time1,387± 245 MOE
Estimated home workers722± 208 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.