ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6005622024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alameda, California

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home32.7%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone44.2%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.8%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 commute34.0 min → 31.6 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.2% → 32.7%▲ 14.5 pp

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

Public transit15.3% → 10.0%▼ 5.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.0% → 44.2%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone44.2% ±2.1 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.2 pp
Public transit10.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle2.3% ±0.6 pp
Work from home32.7% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 38,253 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

86thMean commute percentile

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

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate77,238± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+38,253± 973 MOE
Workers with travel time25,761± 1,017 MOE
Estimated home workers12,492± 895 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.