What is the average commute in Sonoma County, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 0.6 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 60972024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sonoma County, California

Name: Commute estimates for Sonoma County, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.1 min one way; 15.9% worked from home, 69.4% drove alone, and 8.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±0.6 min MOE

Worked from home15.9%±0.6 pp MOE

Drove alone69.4%±0.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.9%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 Sonoma County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute25.8 min → 25.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 15.9%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 1.1%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 69.4%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Sonoma County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.4%; 1.1% used public transit and 15.9% worked from home.

Drive alone69.4% ±0.9 pp

Carpool9.4% ±0.6 pp

Public transit1.1% ±0.2 pp

Walk2.5% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.7% ±0.1 pp

Work from home15.9% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 237,164 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Sonoma County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 58th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

58^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

80^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

78^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

75^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Sonoma County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 237,164 workers age 16+, including 199,413 workers with reported travel time and 37,751 home workers.

Population estimate485,040± — MOE

Workers age 16+237,164± 2,470 MOE

Workers with travel time199,413± 2,479 MOE

Estimated home workers37,751± 1,445 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 Sonoma 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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