ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · UT · GEOID 49766802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tooele, Utah

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.4%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.1%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 commute30.5 min → 30.8 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 13.8%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.4% → 67.4%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.4% ±2.7 pp
Carpool14.2% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.8% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 19,418 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.

82thMean commute percentile

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

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,405± 86 MOE
Workers age 16+19,418± 773 MOE
Workers with travel time16,731± 787 MOE
Estimated home workers2,687± 409 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.