ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6119642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Castro Valley, California

Mean one-way trip32.7 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home21.3%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone62.5%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute35.3 min → 32.7 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 21.3%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit8.6% → 5.2%▼ 3.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.5% → 62.5%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.5% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit5.2% ±1.7 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home21.3% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 31,828 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate65,001± 2,001 MOE
Workers age 16+31,828± 1,347 MOE
Workers with travel time25,034± 1,393 MOE
Estimated home workers6,794± 705 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.