What is the average commute in Larkspur city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Larkspur city, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 32.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6404382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Larkspur, California

Name: Commute estimates for Larkspur city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.5 min one way; 32.9% worked from home, 52.8% drove alone, and 11.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±4.3 min MOE

Worked from home32.9%±5.1 pp MOE

Drove alone52.8%±4.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.7%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 Larkspur city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.2 min → 27.5 min▼ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.2% → 32.9%▲ 8.7 pp

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

Public transit7.1% → 4.0%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.2% → 52.8%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Larkspur city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 52.8%; 4.0% used public transit and 32.9% worked from home.

Drive alone52.8% ±4.3 pp

Carpool4.1% ±2.3 pp

Public transit4.0% ±1.5 pp

Walk3.5% ±1.8 pp

Bicycle1.9% ±1.6 pp

Work from home32.9% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 6,571 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Larkspur city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 65th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

65^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Larkspur city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,571 workers age 16+, including 4,408 workers with reported travel time and 2,163 home workers.

Population estimate12,854± 26 MOE

Workers age 16+6,571± 374 MOE

Workers with travel time4,408± 361 MOE

Estimated home workers2,163± 355 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 Larkspur city

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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