ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mariposa County, California

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.9 min one way; 12.7% worked from home, 61.7% drove alone, and 17.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone61.7%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.2%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 Mariposa County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +4.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.5 min → 33.9 min▲ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 12.7%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 2.0%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.2% → 61.7%▲ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mariposa County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.7%; 2.0% used public transit and 12.7% worked from home.

Drive alone61.7% ±4.2 pp
Carpool13.6% ±4.1 pp
Public transit2.0% ±1.5 pp
Walk7.1% ±3.2 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.3 pp
Work from home12.7% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 7,435 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mariposa County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 93th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mariposa County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,435 workers age 16+, including 6,488 workers with reported travel time and 947 home workers.

Population estimate17,082± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,435± 468 MOE
Workers with travel time6,488± 442 MOE
Estimated home workers947± 250 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Mariposa County

These 7 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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