ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6160002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Concord, California

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home17.6%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone61.3%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.6%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 commute33.9 min → 32.6 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 17.6%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit9.9% → 6.1%▼ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.1% → 61.3%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.3% ±1.8 pp
Carpool10.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit6.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.6% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 60,941 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate124,035± 92 MOE
Workers age 16+60,941± 1,467 MOE
Workers with travel time50,193± 1,442 MOE
Estimated home workers10,748± 777 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.