ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6335742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Highgrove, California

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.0 min one way; 6.9% worked from home, 72.6% drove alone, and 13.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±9.0 min MOE
Worked from home6.9%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.6%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.7%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 Highgrove CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -0.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.9 min → 31.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.0% → 6.9%— 0.0 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 72.6%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Highgrove CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.6%; 0.7% used public transit and 6.9% worked from home.

Drive alone72.6% ±7.5 pp
Carpool18.8% ±8.6 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.9% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 4,263 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Highgrove CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Highgrove CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,263 workers age 16+, including 3,967 workers with reported travel time and 296 home workers.

Population estimate8,366± 1,650 MOE
Workers age 16+4,263± 770 MOE
Workers with travel time3,967± 772 MOE
Estimated home workers296± 168 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 Highgrove 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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