ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · UT · GEOID 49722802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Springville, Utah

Mean one-way trip22.7 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone69.6%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute21.9 min → 22.7 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 15.8%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 1.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 69.6%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.6% ±3.1 pp
Carpool12.2% ±2.7 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home15.8% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 16,821 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,849± 58 MOE
Workers age 16+16,821± 695 MOE
Workers with travel time14,155± 759 MOE
Estimated home workers2,666± 441 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.