What is the average commute in August CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 46.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 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 6032092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

August, California

Name: Commute estimates for August CDP, California
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 46.6 min one way; 5.5% worked from home, 76.7% drove alone, and 36.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip46.6 min±30.7 min MOE

Worked from home5.5%±4.0 pp MOE

Drove alone76.7%±11.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip36.0%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 August CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +4.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute42.1 min → 46.6 min▲ 4.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 5.5%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.6% → 76.7%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How August CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.7%; 0.0% used public transit and 5.5% worked from home.

Drive alone76.7% ±11.3 pp

Carpool16.7% ±3.3 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp

Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home5.5% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 3,093 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How August CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 100th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

100^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind August CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,093 workers age 16+, including 2,922 workers with reported travel time and 171 home workers.

Population estimate8,825± 1,700 MOE

Workers age 16+3,093± 926 MOE

Workers with travel time2,922± 923 MOE

Estimated home workers171± 135 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 August 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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