What is the average commute in Calaveras County, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 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 60092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Calaveras County, California

Name: Commute estimates for Calaveras County, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.2 min one way; 15.9% worked from home, 72.0% drove alone, and 18.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.2 min±4.0 min MOE

Worked from home15.9%±2.8 pp MOE

Drove alone72.0%±3.7 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 Calaveras County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute38.0 min → 34.2 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.7% → 15.9%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.1% → 72.0%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Calaveras County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.0%; 0.5% used public transit and 15.9% worked from home.

Drive alone72.0% ±3.7 pp

Carpool7.2% ±1.8 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp

Walk2.3% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp

Work from home15.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 18,264 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Calaveras 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.

95^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% 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 Calaveras County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 18,264 workers age 16+, including 15,355 workers with reported travel time and 2,909 home workers.

Population estimate46,248± — MOE

Workers age 16+18,264± 852 MOE

Workers with travel time15,355± 905 MOE

Estimated home workers2,909± 535 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 Calaveras 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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