ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6200182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dublin, California

Mean one-way trip35.9 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home34.7%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone49.4%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.8%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 commute39.9 min → 35.9 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.7% → 34.7%▲ 13.0 pp

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

Public transit11.1% → 5.4%▼ 5.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.5% → 49.4%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone49.4% ±2.7 pp
Carpool6.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit5.4% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home34.7% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 36,635 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate70,803± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+36,635± 1,075 MOE
Workers with travel time23,917± 1,086 MOE
Estimated home workers12,718± 968 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.