ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marin County, California

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home31.5%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone51.8%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute30.8 min → 27.4 min▼ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.9% → 31.5%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 3.6%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.8% → 51.8%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone51.8% ±1.4 pp
Carpool7.1% ±0.7 pp
Public transit3.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home31.5% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 122,873 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate257,969± — MOE
Workers age 16+122,873± 1,743 MOE
Workers with travel time84,212± 1,852 MOE
Estimated home workers38,661± 1,391 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.