What is the average commute in Colton city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Colton city, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 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 6148902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colton, California

Name: Commute estimates for Colton city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.5 min one way; 9.1% worked from home, 74.5% drove alone, and 10.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home9.1%±3.3 pp MOE

Drove alone74.5%±3.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.5%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 Colton city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.4 min → 27.5 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.6% → 9.1%▼ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 74.5%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Colton city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.5%; 1.4% used public transit and 9.1% worked from home.

Drive alone74.5% ±3.3 pp

Carpool12.6% ±2.3 pp

Public transit1.4% ±0.7 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home9.1% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 24,784 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Colton city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 64th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

64^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Colton city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 24,784 workers age 16+, including 22,541 workers with reported travel time and 2,243 home workers.

Population estimate53,772± 47 MOE

Workers age 16+24,784± 892 MOE

Workers with travel time22,541± 993 MOE

Estimated home workers2,243± 823 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 Colton city

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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