ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · UT · GEOID 49753602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Taylorsville, Utah

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute21.5 min → 22.2 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 15.0%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 66.8%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±3.0 pp
Carpool14.8% ±3.0 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.0% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 30,169 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate58,678± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+30,169± 1,077 MOE
Workers with travel time25,635± 1,001 MOE
Estimated home workers4,534± 574 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.