ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · UT · GEOID 49076902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bountiful, Utah

Mean one-way trip22.8 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home20.4%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±2.9 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 commute22.7 min → 22.8 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.1% → 20.4%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 2.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 67.9%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±2.9 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.4% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home20.4% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 21,334 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,023± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+21,334± 854 MOE
Workers with travel time16,986± 848 MOE
Estimated home workers4,348± 537 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.