ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6202702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Durham, California

Mean one-way trip18.1 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±9.0 pp MOE
Drove alone65.6%±10.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.2%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 commute30.5 min → 18.1 min▼ 12.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 16.8%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.0%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 65.6%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.6% ±10.2 pp
Carpool8.2% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk5.7% ±4.8 pp
Bicycle1.8% ±2.7 pp
Work from home16.8% ±9.0 pp

Each share uses 2,057 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% 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.

4th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,340± 817 MOE
Workers age 16+2,057± 407 MOE
Workers with travel time1,711± 366 MOE
Estimated home workers346± 198 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.