What is the average commute in Mono County, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 17.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Mono County, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mono County, California

Name: Commute estimates for Mono County, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.1 min one way; 17.3% worked from home, 61.8% drove alone, and 3.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.1 min±4.3 min MOE

Worked from home17.3%±5.3 pp MOE

Drove alone61.8%±5.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.7%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 Mono County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute16.4 min → 17.1 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 17.3%▲ 7.8 pp

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

Public transit11.1% → 0.8%▼ 10.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.3% → 61.8%▲ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mono County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.8%; 0.8% used public transit and 17.3% worked from home.

Drive alone61.8% ±5.5 pp

Carpool6.6% ±3.2 pp

Public transit0.8% ±1.3 pp

Walk7.7% ±3.2 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.8 pp

Work from home17.3% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 7,626 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mono County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 14th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

14^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97^thWork-from-home percentile

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

89^thTransit percentile

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

12^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mono County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,626 workers age 16+, including 6,306 workers with reported travel time and 1,320 home workers.

Population estimate13,148± — MOE

Workers age 16+7,626± 447 MOE

Workers with travel time6,306± 469 MOE

Estimated home workers1,320± 410 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 Mono 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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