ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6030922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Atherton, California

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home40.8%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone44.9%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute23.1 min → 23.2 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home31.8% → 40.8%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone50.7% → 44.9%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone44.9% ±5.9 pp
Carpool7.0% ±3.9 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.9 pp
Walk3.8% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home40.8% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 2,716 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,993± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+2,716± 249 MOE
Workers with travel time1,609± 208 MOE
Estimated home workers1,107± 200 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.