ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6011922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alpine, California

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.6%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 commute29.8 min → 30.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 16.1%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.3% → 75.5%▼ 9.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±7.5 pp
Carpool5.5% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.1% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 6,489 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,180± 1,394 MOE
Workers age 16+6,489± 788 MOE
Workers with travel time5,444± 781 MOE
Estimated home workers1,045± 403 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.