ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6051082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Belmont, California

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home33.7%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone52.2%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute29.3 min → 28.5 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.1% → 33.7%▲ 11.7 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 4.7%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.4% → 52.2%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.2% ±4.2 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.7 pp
Public transit4.7% ±1.9 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home33.7% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 13,723 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,337± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+13,723± 681 MOE
Workers with travel time9,095± 687 MOE
Estimated home workers4,628± 692 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.