ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Nevada County, California

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home25.0%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone62.8%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute25.2 min → 23.6 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.3% → 25.0%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.3% → 62.8%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.8% ±2.0 pp
Carpool6.4% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.5 pp
Work from home25.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 43,269 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate102,481± — MOE
Workers age 16+43,269± 1,249 MOE
Workers with travel time32,458± 1,216 MOE
Estimated home workers10,811± 1,051 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.