ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · UT · GEOID 49364002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hooper, Utah

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute26.1 min → 24.0 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 16.9%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.0%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 75.5%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±6.7 pp
Carpool5.5% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.9% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 4,434 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% 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.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,338± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+4,434± 384 MOE
Workers with travel time3,683± 431 MOE
Estimated home workers751± 175 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.