ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6231822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairfield, California

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.6%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.0%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 commute32.5 min → 30.7 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 11.6%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.2%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 73.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±1.9 pp
Carpool10.7% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.6% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 54,780 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 100k–500k population band.

37thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate120,785± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+54,780± 1,156 MOE
Workers with travel time48,413± 1,258 MOE
Estimated home workers6,367± 785 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.