ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6315682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Gustine, California

Mean one-way trip34.4 min±13.5 min MOE
Worked from home1.9%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±10.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip30.8%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 commute34.4 min → 34.4 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.0% → 1.9%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.4% → 80.6%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±10.1 pp
Carpool10.8% ±6.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk5.7% ±4.3 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.5 pp
Work from home1.9% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 2,328 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 under 25k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,133± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+2,328± 497 MOE
Workers with travel time2,284± 503 MOE
Estimated home workers44± 51 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.