ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6371202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jamul, California

Mean one-way trip33.6 min±9.4 min MOE
Worked from home15.7%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±10.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute35.4 min → 33.6 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 15.7%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 77.1%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±10.4 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.7% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 2,930 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,574± 978 MOE
Workers age 16+2,930± 534 MOE
Workers with travel time2,471± 511 MOE
Estimated home workers459± 110 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.