ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6102562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cameron Park, California

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home23.1%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.3%±10.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute31.7 min → 29.6 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.5% → 23.1%▲ 9.6 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 67.3%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.3% ±10.4 pp
Carpool5.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.1% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 8,468 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,315± 1,348 MOE
Workers age 16+8,468± 937 MOE
Workers with travel time6,514± 709 MOE
Estimated home workers1,954± 418 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.