ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6232942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fair Oaks, California

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home23.7%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone64.9%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute29.5 min → 29.7 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.3% → 23.7%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 64.9%▼ 11.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.9% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.6% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.7% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 15,188 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,799± 1,611 MOE
Workers age 16+15,188± 995 MOE
Workers with travel time11,585± 843 MOE
Estimated home workers3,603± 519 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.