ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mendocino County, California

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute20.8 min → 21.5 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 12.2%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 70.9%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±1.5 pp
Carpool10.0% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk5.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 36,548 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.

26thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate90,244± — MOE
Workers age 16+36,548± 1,177 MOE
Workers with travel time32,106± 1,173 MOE
Estimated home workers4,442± 666 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.