ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6090662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burlingame, California

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home27.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone53.3%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 commute32.5 min → 30.7 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.9% → 27.9%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit12.5% → 6.2%▼ 6.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.7% → 53.3%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.3% ±3.6 pp
Carpool4.3% ±1.2 pp
Public transit6.2% ±1.6 pp
Walk5.1% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.4 pp
Work from home27.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 15,539 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,525± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+15,539± 632 MOE
Workers with travel time11,211± 755 MOE
Estimated home workers4,328± 466 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.