What is the average commute in Danville town, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 37.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 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 6179882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Danville, California

Name: Commute estimates for Danville town, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.5 min one way; 37.3% worked from home, 52.6% drove alone, and 19.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home37.3%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone52.6%±3.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip19.1%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 Danville town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.6 min → 32.5 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.2% → 37.3%▲ 12.1 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 2.7%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.4% → 52.6%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Danville town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 52.6%; 2.7% used public transit and 37.3% worked from home.

Drive alone52.6% ±3.6 pp

Carpool4.2% ±1.6 pp

Public transit2.7% ±1.0 pp

Walk1.7% ±0.8 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp

Work from home37.3% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 19,830 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Danville town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

89^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Danville town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 19,830 workers age 16+, including 12,436 workers with reported travel time and 7,394 home workers.

Population estimate43,401± 79 MOE

Workers age 16+19,830± 826 MOE

Workers with travel time12,436± 944 MOE

Estimated home workers7,394± 602 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 Danville 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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