ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6022522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Antioch, California

Mean one-way trip42.0 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.6%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip31.2%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 commute46.1 min → 42.0 min▼ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 12.7%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit7.6% → 4.8%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.4% → 65.6%▲ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.6% ±2.2 pp
Carpool14.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit4.8% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.7% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 54,291 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.

100thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 100% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

100th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 100% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate116,477± 144 MOE
Workers age 16+54,291± 1,407 MOE
Workers with travel time47,397± 1,554 MOE
Estimated home workers6,894± 808 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.