ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 61032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tehama County, California

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.6%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute22.9 min → 23.4 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 11.1%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 76.6%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.6% ±2.3 pp
Carpool10.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.1% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 25,059 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,167± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,059± 792 MOE
Workers with travel time22,274± 805 MOE
Estimated home workers2,785± 546 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.