What is the average commute in Gold River CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Gold River CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 35.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.0 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 6303452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gold River, California

Name: Commute estimates for Gold River CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.1 min one way; 35.8% worked from home, 56.8% drove alone, and 2.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±5.9 min MOE

Worked from home35.8%±8.0 pp MOE

Drove alone56.8%±8.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.7%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 Gold River CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -6.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +15.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.2 min → 23.1 min▼ 6.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.5% → 35.8%▲ 15.3 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 56.8%▼ 17.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Gold River CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 56.8%; 0.6% used public transit and 35.8% worked from home.

Drive alone56.8% ±8.7 pp

Carpool4.1% ±2.5 pp

Public transit0.6% ±0.7 pp

Walk2.1% ±2.9 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.7 pp

Work from home35.8% ±8.0 pp

Each share uses 3,771 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Gold River CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 39th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

39^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Gold River CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,771 workers age 16+, including 2,422 workers with reported travel time and 1,349 home workers.

Population estimate7,924± 892 MOE

Workers age 16+3,771± 508 MOE

Workers with travel time2,422± 419 MOE

Estimated home workers1,349± 353 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 Gold River CDP

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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