ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6330002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hayward, California

Mean one-way trip32.3 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone65.4%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.2%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 commute34.7 min → 32.3 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 13.9%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit7.6% → 4.3%▼ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 65.4%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.4% ±2.0 pp
Carpool13.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit4.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.9% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 78,904 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate158,801± 67 MOE
Workers age 16+78,904± 1,495 MOE
Workers with travel time67,926± 1,612 MOE
Estimated home workers10,978± 920 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.