ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6139452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clearlake, California

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.1%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 commute29.0 min → 33.1 min▲ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.7% → 12.2%▼ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 1.7%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.0% → 69.2%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±7.4 pp
Carpool12.3% ±5.0 pp
Public transit1.7% ±1.5 pp
Walk3.2% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.2% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 5,221 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,659± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+5,221± 431 MOE
Workers with travel time4,584± 476 MOE
Estimated home workers637± 197 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.