ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6338612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hilmar-Irwin, California

Mean one-way trip21.8 min±7.4 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±6.3 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±11.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.2%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 commute21.5 min → 21.8 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.6% → 12.7%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone91.1% → 74.0%▼ 17.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±11.8 pp
Carpool10.7% ±5.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.7% ±3.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home12.7% ±6.3 pp

Each share uses 2,562 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.

31thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% 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.

4th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,132± 1,114 MOE
Workers age 16+2,562± 477 MOE
Workers with travel time2,236± 460 MOE
Estimated home workers326± 173 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.