ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6314142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Guadalupe, California

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home4.1%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone74.7%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute21.7 min → 26.5 min▲ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 4.1%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 1.6%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 74.7%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.7% ±6.1 pp
Carpool16.0% ±7.0 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.7 pp
Walk2.0% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.1% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 2,919 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,566± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+2,919± 349 MOE
Workers with travel time2,799± 342 MOE
Estimated home workers120± 79 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.