ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kings County, California

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±1.4 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 commute23.4 min → 23.0 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 5.2%▲ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 77.1%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±1.4 pp
Carpool13.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.2% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 57,785 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate153,298± — MOE
Workers age 16+57,785± 1,220 MOE
Workers with travel time54,772± 1,217 MOE
Estimated home workers3,013± 473 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.