ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6119782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Castroville, California

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±9.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute26.7 min → 26.8 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 7.5%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 76.0%▲ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±9.3 pp
Carpool5.7% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home7.5% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 2,522 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 under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,720± 807 MOE
Workers age 16+2,522± 399 MOE
Workers with travel time2,332± 417 MOE
Estimated home workers190± 97 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.