ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6006742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Albany, California

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home38.0%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone36.5%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.9%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 commute31.9 min → 30.8 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.3% → 38.0%▲ 11.7 pp

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

Public transit20.6% → 11.5%▼ 9.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone37.4% → 36.5%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone36.5% ±3.1 pp
Carpool3.1% ±1.0 pp
Public transit11.5% ±1.5 pp
Walk6.2% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle3.9% ±1.0 pp
Work from home38.0% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 9,951 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

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

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,414± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+9,951± 380 MOE
Workers with travel time6,173± 398 MOE
Estimated home workers3,778± 370 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.