ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colusa County, California

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.2 min one way; 5.3% worked from home, 82.1% drove alone, and 10.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone82.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 Colusa County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute23.4 min → 24.2 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 5.3%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.8%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 82.1%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Colusa County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 82.1%; 0.8% used public transit and 5.3% worked from home.

Drive alone82.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 9,163 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Colusa County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 49th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

49thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Colusa County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,163 workers age 16+, including 8,681 workers with reported travel time and 482 home workers.

Population estimate21,984± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,163± 547 MOE
Workers with travel time8,681± 540 MOE
Estimated home workers482± 167 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 Colusa County

These 7 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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