ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · UT · GEOID 49201202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Draper, Utah

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home25.3%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone65.4%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute23.2 min → 24.0 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.3% → 25.3%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.5%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.4% → 65.4%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.4% ±2.9 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home25.3% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 24,491 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate50,278± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+24,491± 1,152 MOE
Workers with travel time18,298± 1,095 MOE
Estimated home workers6,193± 783 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.