ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6217962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

El Cerrito, California

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home31.8%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone40.6%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute33.5 min → 33.3 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.8% → 31.8%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit20.7% → 15.3%▼ 5.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone46.2% → 40.6%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone40.6% ±2.9 pp
Carpool5.9% ±1.5 pp
Public transit15.3% ±2.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle1.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home31.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 13,432 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,994± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+13,432± 475 MOE
Workers with travel time9,164± 463 MOE
Estimated home workers4,268± 424 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.