ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6244982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Florin, California

Mean one-way trip26.8 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute26.6 min → 26.8 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 9.6%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.6%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.5% → 69.2%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±2.5 pp
Carpool17.1% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp
Work from home9.6% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 21,862 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

41thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate50,211± 2,432 MOE
Workers age 16+21,862± 1,379 MOE
Workers with travel time19,759± 1,323 MOE
Estimated home workers2,103± 400 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.