ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6135882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Citrus Heights, California

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone68.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute28.3 min → 28.0 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 16.9%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 68.8%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 40,974 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate86,995± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+40,974± 1,166 MOE
Workers with travel time34,048± 1,238 MOE
Estimated home workers6,926± 800 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.