ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6194022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dixon, California

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute29.8 min → 26.7 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 11.9%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.2% → 80.3%▲ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±4.4 pp
Carpool5.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home11.9% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 9,484 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,683± 32 MOE
Workers age 16+9,484± 580 MOE
Workers with travel time8,360± 642 MOE
Estimated home workers1,124± 385 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.