ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6271302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fruitridge Pocket, California

Mean one-way trip22.5 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home17.1%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone64.0%±11.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.6%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 commute26.1 min → 22.5 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 17.1%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.5%▲ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.1% → 64.0%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.0% ±11.1 pp
Carpool12.4% ±5.7 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.6 pp
Walk4.2% ±3.7 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±1.0 pp
Work from home17.1% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 2,267 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,095± 814 MOE
Workers age 16+2,267± 401 MOE
Workers with travel time1,879± 371 MOE
Estimated home workers388± 131 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.