ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6218802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

El Dorado Hills, California

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home30.0%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone62.9%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.7%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 commute30.8 min → 32.0 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.0% → 30.0%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.4% → 62.9%▼ 8.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.9% ±2.8 pp
Carpool4.4% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home30.0% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 22,756 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,026± 1,880 MOE
Workers age 16+22,756± 1,102 MOE
Workers with travel time15,932± 1,017 MOE
Estimated home workers6,824± 943 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.