ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 61012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sutter County, California

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.7%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.9%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute28.0 min → 27.1 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 7.7%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 75.5%▼ 2.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±2.4 pp
Carpool13.8% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.7% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 41,859 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate98,857± — MOE
Workers age 16+41,859± 1,103 MOE
Workers with travel time38,648± 1,168 MOE
Estimated home workers3,211± 516 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.