What is the average commute in Ashland CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Ashland CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6029802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ashland, California

Name: Commute estimates for Ashland CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.7 min one way; 6.9% worked from home, 70.2% drove alone, and 21.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.7 min±4.5 min MOE

Worked from home6.9%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone70.2%±3.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip21.1%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 Ashland CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute33.1 min → 32.7 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 6.9%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit6.7% → 8.6%▲ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.9% → 70.2%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Ashland CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.2%; 8.6% used public transit and 6.9% worked from home.

Drive alone70.2% ±3.7 pp

Carpool10.0% ±2.8 pp

Public transit8.6% ±2.7 pp

Walk1.0% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp

Work from home6.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 11,014 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Ashland CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 86th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

86^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25^thWork-from-home percentile

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

96^thTransit percentile

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

95^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Ashland CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,014 workers age 16+, including 10,250 workers with reported travel time and 764 home workers.

Population estimate22,210± 1,393 MOE

Workers age 16+11,014± 926 MOE

Workers with travel time10,250± 906 MOE

Estimated home workers764± 190 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Ashland CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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