ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6052902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Benicia, California

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home23.1%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.5%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 commute35.0 min → 28.7 min▼ 6.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.5% → 23.1%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit4.3% → 1.8%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.2% → 66.3%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±2.4 pp
Carpool6.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.0 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home23.1% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 12,463 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,749± 59 MOE
Workers age 16+12,463± 685 MOE
Workers with travel time9,588± 648 MOE
Estimated home workers2,875± 435 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.