What is the average commute in Amador County, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Amador County, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Amador County, California

Name: Commute estimates for Amador County, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.0 min one way; 13.3% worked from home, 73.9% drove alone, and 18.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.0 min±3.2 min MOE

Worked from home13.3%±2.3 pp MOE

Drove alone73.9%±3.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip18.9%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 Amador County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.5 min → 34.0 min▲ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 13.3%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.4%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 73.9%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Amador County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.9%; 0.4% used public transit and 13.3% worked from home.

Drive alone73.9% ±3.1 pp

Carpool8.4% ±1.6 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp

Walk2.3% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp

Work from home13.3% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 15,901 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Amador County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 96th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

96^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

75^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

97^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Amador County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 15,901 workers age 16+, including 13,791 workers with reported travel time and 2,110 home workers.

Population estimate41,428± — MOE

Workers age 16+15,901± 604 MOE

Workers with travel time13,791± 598 MOE

Estimated home workers2,110± 374 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Amador County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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