ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6098922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Calistoga, California

Mean one-way trip24.2 min±7.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±10.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute24.0 min → 24.2 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 7.5%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 2.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 80.7%▲ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±10.1 pp
Carpool4.4% ±4.7 pp
Public transit2.2% ±2.7 pp
Walk4.4% ±4.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.5% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 2,554 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,111± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+2,554± 499 MOE
Workers with travel time2,362± 504 MOE
Estimated home workers192± 144 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.