ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · AZ · GEOID 4855402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yuma, Arizona

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home8.4%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute16.9 min → 18.4 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 8.4%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 75.3%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool12.8% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.4% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 42,966 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.

7thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

12th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate100,139± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+42,966± 1,301 MOE
Workers with travel time39,339± 1,404 MOE
Estimated home workers3,627± 466 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.