ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 61052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Trinity County, California

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home21.3%±8.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.4%±9.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute26.4 min → 27.2 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home27.9% → 21.3%▼ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.9% → 68.4%▲ 14.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.4% ±9.4 pp
Carpool4.2% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home21.3% ±8.9 pp

Each share uses 5,164 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,860± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,164± 605 MOE
Workers with travel time4,065± 624 MOE
Estimated home workers1,099± 475 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.