ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60512024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mono County, California

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

14thMean commute percentile

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

97thWork-from-home percentile

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

89thTransit percentile

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

12th60+ 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 the shares

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.