ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6333082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hercules, California

Mean one-way trip37.6 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home19.0%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone62.9%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.1%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 commute40.7 min → 37.6 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.3% → 19.0%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit9.3% → 9.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.5% → 62.9%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.9% ±3.9 pp
Carpool6.8% ±1.7 pp
Public transit9.1% ±3.4 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.0% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 12,913 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,302± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+12,913± 657 MOE
Workers with travel time10,456± 672 MOE
Estimated home workers2,457± 316 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.