What is the average commute in Cotati city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 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 6165602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cotati, California

Name: Commute estimates for Cotati city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.6 min one way; 15.2% worked from home, 71.3% drove alone, and 11.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Cotati city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.0 percentage points.

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 Cotati city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.3%; 2.2% used public transit and 15.2% worked from home.

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

How Cotati city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 71th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

71^thMean commute percentile

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

65^thWork-from-home percentile

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

80^thTransit percentile

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

74^th60+ 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 Cotati city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,149 workers age 16+, including 3,518 workers with reported travel time and 631 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Cotati 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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