ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6165602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cotati, California

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home15.2%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone71.3%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute30.2 min → 28.6 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.2% → 15.2%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 2.2%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.0% → 71.3%▲ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.3% ±6.0 pp
Carpool9.1% ±4.6 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.7 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.9 pp
Work from home15.2% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 4,149 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,489± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+4,149± 291 MOE
Workers with travel time3,518± 298 MOE
Estimated home workers631± 197 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.