What is the average commute in Calistoga city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Calistoga city, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 7.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6098922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Calistoga, California

Name: Commute estimates for Calistoga city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.2 min one way; 7.5% worked from home, 80.7% drove alone, and 8.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Calistoga city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

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 Calistoga city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.7%; 2.2% used public transit and 7.5% worked from home.

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

How Calistoga city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 46th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

46^thMean commute percentile

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

28^thWork-from-home percentile

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

80^thTransit percentile

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

59^th60+ 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 Calistoga city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,554 workers age 16+, including 2,362 workers with reported travel time and 192 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Calistoga city

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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