ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60932024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Siskiyou County, California

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute19.2 min → 21.2 min▲ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 11.8%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 72.4%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±3.3 pp
Carpool10.6% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.6% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.8% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 16,184 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% 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.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,466± — MOE
Workers age 16+16,184± 585 MOE
Workers with travel time14,269± 656 MOE
Estimated home workers1,915± 355 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.