What is the average commute in San Joaquin County, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.5 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 60772024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Joaquin County, California

Name: Commute estimates for San Joaquin County, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.1 min one way; 10.6% worked from home, 73.7% drove alone, and 20.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±0.9 min MOE

Worked from home10.6%±0.5 pp MOE

Drove alone73.7%±0.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip20.1%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 San Joaquin County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute35.2 min → 34.1 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 10.6%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.9%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 73.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How San Joaquin County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.7%; 0.9% used public transit and 10.6% worked from home.

Drive alone73.7% ±0.8 pp

Carpool12.3% ±0.6 pp

Public transit0.9% ±0.1 pp

Walk1.2% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp

Work from home10.6% ±0.5 pp

Each share uses 337,508 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How San Joaquin County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered 500k+ countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

7^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

27^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

96^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind San Joaquin County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 337,508 workers age 16+, including 301,691 workers with reported travel time and 35,817 home workers.

Population estimate797,334± — MOE

Workers age 16+337,508± 3,131 MOE

Workers with travel time301,691± 3,608 MOE

Estimated home workers35,817± 1,806 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 San Joaquin County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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