ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 60952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Solano County, California

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±0.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±0.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute33.2 min → 31.0 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 12.2%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 1.5%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 74.3%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±0.8 pp
Carpool9.2% ±0.6 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.2% ±0.8 pp

Each share uses 204,574 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate451,918± — MOE
Workers age 16+204,574± 2,220 MOE
Workers with travel time179,516± 2,315 MOE
Estimated home workers25,058± 1,656 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.