ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6183942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Delano, California

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.8%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute17.4 min → 22.2 min▲ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.9% → 2.8%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 76.3%▼ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±2.8 pp
Carpool19.5% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home2.8% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 18,122 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

0thWork-from-home percentile

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

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,679± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+18,122± 929 MOE
Workers with travel time17,614± 926 MOE
Estimated home workers508± 129 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.