ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6149462024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colusa, California

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone86.0%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute21.9 min → 19.7 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 4.0%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.6%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.4% → 86.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.0% ±4.2 pp
Carpool7.3% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.6% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home4.0% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 2,409 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,505± 97 MOE
Workers age 16+2,409± 285 MOE
Workers with travel time2,313± 283 MOE
Estimated home workers96± 73 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.