What is the average commute in Castro Valley CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Castro Valley CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 21.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.0 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 6119642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Castro Valley, California

Name: Commute estimates for Castro Valley CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.7 min one way; 21.3% worked from home, 62.5% drove alone, and 13.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Castro Valley CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.5 percentage points.

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 Castro Valley CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.5%; 5.2% used public transit and 21.3% worked from home.

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

How Castro Valley CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

89^thMean commute percentile

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

77^thWork-from-home percentile

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

90^thTransit percentile

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

86^th60+ 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 Castro Valley CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 31,828 workers age 16+, including 25,034 workers with reported travel time and 6,794 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Castro Valley CDP

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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