ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6254362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fowler, California

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.9 min one way; 5.5% worked from home, 71.8% drove alone, and 1.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.8%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 Fowler city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -1.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.6 min → 21.9 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.9% → 5.5%▼ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.8% → 71.8%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fowler city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.8%; 0.0% used public transit and 5.5% worked from home.

Drive alone71.8% ±6.3 pp
Carpool21.4% ±8.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home5.5% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 2,739 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fowler city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 32th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fowler city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,739 workers age 16+, including 2,588 workers with reported travel time and 151 home workers.

Population estimate7,094± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+2,739± 379 MOE
Workers with travel time2,588± 368 MOE
Estimated home workers151± 96 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 Fowler 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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