ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6220202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Elk Grove, California

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone65.9%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute32.8 min → 30.8 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 21.2%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 0.8%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 65.9%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.9% ±1.1 pp
Carpool9.8% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 82,310 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate179,155± 117 MOE
Workers age 16+82,310± 1,585 MOE
Workers with travel time64,859± 1,545 MOE
Estimated home workers17,451± 1,169 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.