ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6260002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fremont, California

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home32.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone53.8%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute34.5 min → 30.3 min▼ 4.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.0% → 32.1%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit6.8% → 3.8%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.1% → 53.8%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.8% ±1.3 pp
Carpool7.3% ±0.9 pp
Public transit3.8% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home32.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 114,249 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate228,295± 110 MOE
Workers age 16+114,249± 1,682 MOE
Workers with travel time77,592± 2,059 MOE
Estimated home workers36,657± 1,635 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.