What is the average commute in Solano County, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.8 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 60952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Solano County, California

Name: Commute estimates for Solano County, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.0 min one way; 12.2% worked from home, 74.3% drove alone, and 16.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Solano County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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 Solano County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.3%; 1.5% used public transit and 12.2% worked from home.

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

How Solano County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

91^thMean commute percentile

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

51^thWork-from-home percentile

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

85^thTransit percentile

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

96^th60+ 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 Solano County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 204,574 workers age 16+, including 179,516 workers with reported travel time and 25,058 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Solano 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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