ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6023782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aptos, California

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home18.5%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone68.8%±8.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute26.4 min → 25.4 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 18.5%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 1.0%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 68.8%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.8% ±8.9 pp
Carpool5.4% ±4.3 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.1 pp
Walk5.2% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 2,906 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,404± 829 MOE
Workers age 16+2,906± 433 MOE
Workers with travel time2,368± 402 MOE
Estimated home workers538± 93 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.