ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6069282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blackhawk, California

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 36.1 min one way; 37.7% worked from home, 45.3% drove alone, and 23.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip36.1 min±8.7 min MOE
Worked from home37.7%±7.5 pp MOE
Drove alone45.3%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.0%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 Blackhawk CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute40.0 min → 36.1 min▼ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home28.3% → 37.7%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit6.3% → 4.5%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.8% → 45.3%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Blackhawk CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 45.3%; 4.5% used public transit and 37.7% worked from home.

Drive alone45.3% ±2.2 pp
Carpool5.3% ±3.6 pp
Public transit4.5% ±2.6 pp
Walk6.3% ±4.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home37.7% ±7.5 pp

Each share uses 4,414 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Blackhawk CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 94th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% 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.

89thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Blackhawk CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,414 workers age 16+, including 2,752 workers with reported travel time and 1,662 home workers.

Population estimate10,137± 958 MOE
Workers age 16+4,414± 609 MOE
Workers with travel time2,752± 442 MOE
Estimated home workers1,662± 401 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 Blackhawk 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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