ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6404382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Larkspur, California

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

65thMean commute percentile

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

97thWork-from-home percentile

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

88thTransit percentile

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

77th60+ 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 the shares

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.