ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · UT · GEOID 49573002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orem, Utah

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone66.6%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute19.7 min → 20.1 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 16.5%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 2.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 66.6%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.6% ±1.7 pp
Carpool10.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.5% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 50,551 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.

18thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate97,182± 74 MOE
Workers age 16+50,551± 1,174 MOE
Workers with travel time42,211± 1,143 MOE
Estimated home workers8,340± 618 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.