ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6209032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Niles, California

Mean one-way trip24.9 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home3.5%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone83.5%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute25.2 min → 24.9 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.8% → 3.5%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.2%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 83.5%▲ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.5% ±5.0 pp
Carpool9.9% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.5% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 9,850 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

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

24thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,532± 2,476 MOE
Workers age 16+9,850± 1,108 MOE
Workers with travel time9,506± 1,096 MOE
Estimated home workers344± 156 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.