ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6142182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clovis, California

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home11.7%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute23.1 min → 23.6 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 11.7%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 74.9%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±1.5 pp
Carpool11.1% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.7% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 55,964 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

15thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate124,725± 114 MOE
Workers age 16+55,964± 1,340 MOE
Workers with travel time49,402± 1,341 MOE
Estimated home workers6,562± 588 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.