ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6006182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alamo, California

Mean one-way trip29.2 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home31.5%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone54.1%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.4%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 commute31.5 min → 29.2 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.1% → 31.5%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit4.5% → 2.3%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.2% → 54.1%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.1% ±4.9 pp
Carpool8.1% ±4.2 pp
Public transit2.3% ±1.5 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home31.5% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 6,295 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,488± 1,348 MOE
Workers age 16+6,295± 814 MOE
Workers with travel time4,315± 646 MOE
Estimated home workers1,980± 387 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.