ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6053322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ben Lomond, California

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±8.2 min MOE
Worked from home20.7%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.8%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 commute32.9 min → 33.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.5% → 20.7%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 0.8%▼ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 71.8%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±6.3 pp
Carpool3.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.2 pp
Work from home20.7% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 3,228 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,858± 1,056 MOE
Workers age 16+3,228± 507 MOE
Workers with travel time2,560± 427 MOE
Estimated home workers668± 216 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.