What is the average commute in Fremont city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Fremont city, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 32.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6260002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fremont, California

Name: Commute estimates for Fremont city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.3 min one way; 32.1% worked from home, 53.8% drove alone, and 10.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Fremont city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.1 percentage points.

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 Fremont city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 53.8%; 3.8% used public transit and 32.1% worked from home.

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

How Fremont city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 84th percentile among covered 100k–500k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

84^thMean commute percentile

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

98^thWork-from-home percentile

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

82^thTransit percentile

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

80^th60+ 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 Fremont city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 114,249 workers age 16+, including 77,592 workers with reported travel time and 36,657 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Fremont 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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