ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6103452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Campbell, California

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home25.1%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone64.9%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute25.9 min → 23.4 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.6% → 25.1%▲ 10.4 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.9%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.1% → 64.9%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.9% ±2.6 pp
Carpool5.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home25.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 22,485 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,781± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+22,485± 839 MOE
Workers with travel time16,851± 892 MOE
Estimated home workers5,634± 572 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.