ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lassen County, California

Mean one-way trip19.5 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute20.9 min → 19.5 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 7.0%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 74.2%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±4.9 pp
Carpool13.2% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle2.2% ±1.4 pp
Work from home7.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 9,432 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,356± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,432± 472 MOE
Workers with travel time8,776± 465 MOE
Estimated home workers656± 144 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.