What is the average commute in Emeryville city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Emeryville city, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 36.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6225942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Emeryville, California

Name: Commute estimates for Emeryville city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.9 min one way; 36.9% worked from home, 39.6% drove alone, and 12.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±4.4 min MOE

Worked from home36.9%±5.3 pp MOE

Drove alone39.6%±4.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.5%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 Emeryville city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +14.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute33.5 min → 28.9 min▼ 4.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.6% → 36.9%▲ 14.3 pp

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

Public transit18.6% → 7.8%▼ 10.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone41.4% → 39.6%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Emeryville city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 39.6%; 7.8% used public transit and 36.9% worked from home.

Drive alone39.6% ±4.0 pp

Carpool2.8% ±1.6 pp

Public transit7.8% ±2.1 pp

Walk8.7% ±3.9 pp

Bicycle2.0% ±1.3 pp

Work from home36.9% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 8,643 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Emeryville city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 72th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

72^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Emeryville city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,643 workers age 16+, including 5,450 workers with reported travel time and 3,193 home workers.

Population estimate13,081± 24 MOE

Workers age 16+8,643± 621 MOE

Workers with travel time5,450± 512 MOE

Estimated home workers3,193± 514 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Emeryville city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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