ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6030642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Atascadero, California

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute23.2 min → 22.9 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 13.8%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 75.3%▲ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±2.7 pp
Carpool8.9% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.8% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 14,309 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate29,712± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+14,309± 743 MOE
Workers with travel time12,333± 667 MOE
Estimated home workers1,976± 383 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.