ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6113902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carmichael, California

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home20.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone66.2%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute26.5 min → 27.1 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.3% → 20.7%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 66.2%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.2% ±2.2 pp
Carpool8.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home20.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 34,729 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate76,948± 2,489 MOE
Workers age 16+34,729± 1,557 MOE
Workers with travel time27,541± 1,409 MOE
Estimated home workers7,188± 749 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.