ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · UT · GEOID 49820702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington Terrace, Utah

Mean one-way trip20.9 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute24.6 min → 20.9 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 12.3%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 0.0%▼ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.7% → 77.4%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±4.4 pp
Carpool7.8% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.3% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 4,310 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,182± 23 MOE
Workers age 16+4,310± 341 MOE
Workers with travel time3,779± 332 MOE
Estimated home workers531± 189 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.