What is the average commute in Corte Madera town, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Corte Madera town, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 44.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.1 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 6164622024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Corte Madera, California

Name: Commute estimates for Corte Madera town, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.9 min one way; 44.1% worked from home, 39.0% drove alone, and 14.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±8.4 min MOE

Worked from home44.1%±7.1 pp MOE

Drove alone39.0%±8.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.6%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 Corte Madera town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.0 min → 30.9 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home31.5% → 44.1%▲ 12.5 pp

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

Public transit9.3% → 3.6%▼ 5.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.5% → 39.0%▼ 10.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Corte Madera town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 39.0%; 3.6% used public transit and 44.1% worked from home.

Drive alone39.0% ±8.3 pp

Carpool8.1% ±4.2 pp

Public transit3.6% ±2.3 pp

Walk1.6% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle1.8% ±1.5 pp

Work from home44.1% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 4,664 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Corte Madera town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81^thMean commute percentile

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

100^thWork-from-home percentile

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

87^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Corte Madera town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,664 workers age 16+, including 2,608 workers with reported travel time and 2,056 home workers.

Population estimate10,077± 20 MOE

Workers age 16+4,664± 458 MOE

Workers with travel time2,608± 476 MOE

Estimated home workers2,056± 387 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 Corte Madera town

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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