ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60892024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shasta County, California

Mean one-way trip19.8 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute20.7 min → 19.8 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 9.7%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 76.9%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±1.4 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.7% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 74,793 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate181,436± — MOE
Workers age 16+74,793± 1,326 MOE
Workers with travel time67,508± 1,374 MOE
Estimated home workers7,285± 702 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.