ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6295042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gilroy, California

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.8%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute36.3 min → 33.3 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 12.8%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 70.5%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±2.3 pp
Carpool13.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 27,131 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate59,004± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+27,131± 970 MOE
Workers with travel time23,667± 1,033 MOE
Estimated home workers3,464± 531 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.