ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CA · GEOID 61092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tuolumne County, California

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.8%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 commute29.3 min → 30.0 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 11.7%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 74.9%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±2.6 pp
Carpool8.8% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk3.8% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.7% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 20,077 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate54,498± — MOE
Workers age 16+20,077± 857 MOE
Workers with travel time17,722± 843 MOE
Estimated home workers2,355± 481 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.