ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · UT · GEOID 49696402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Smithfield, Utah

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home18.8%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone68.5%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute17.4 min → 21.2 min▲ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.2% → 18.8%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.9%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 68.5%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.5% ±2.9 pp
Carpool8.2% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home18.8% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 6,538 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,408± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+6,538± 433 MOE
Workers with travel time5,306± 385 MOE
Estimated home workers1,232± 314 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.