ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake County, California

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.5%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 commute30.3 min → 32.4 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.3% → 14.3%▼ 0.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.7%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.3% → 70.9%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±2.7 pp
Carpool9.9% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 24,224 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,152± — MOE
Workers age 16+24,224± 924 MOE
Workers with travel time20,772± 842 MOE
Estimated home workers3,452± 521 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.