ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Del Norte County, California

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone65.9%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.0%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 commute16.8 min → 19.6 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 7.4%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.8%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 65.9%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.9% ±4.8 pp
Carpool21.2% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.4% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 9,743 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

41thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

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

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,107± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,743± 476 MOE
Workers with travel time9,024± 513 MOE
Estimated home workers719± 218 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.