ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Benito County, California

Mean one-way trip36.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.6%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 commute36.8 min → 36.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 11.8%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.8%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 73.3%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±2.3 pp
Carpool11.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 31,798 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,290± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,798± 820 MOE
Workers with travel time28,030± 885 MOE
Estimated home workers3,768± 464 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.