ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6231682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairfax, California

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±6.4 min MOE
Worked from home38.4%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone47.1%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 commute28.8 min → 28.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home30.1% → 38.4%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.9%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone53.6% → 47.1%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone47.1% ±6.5 pp
Carpool2.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit2.9% ±1.8 pp
Walk3.4% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle5.5% ±3.4 pp
Work from home38.4% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 3,942 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,516± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+3,942± 392 MOE
Workers with travel time2,428± 346 MOE
Estimated home workers1,514± 243 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.