What is the average commute in Lathrop city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 45.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 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 6407042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lathrop, California

Name: Commute estimates for Lathrop city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 45.2 min one way; 13.6% worked from home, 68.3% drove alone, and 33.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip45.2 min±6.2 min MOE

Worked from home13.6%±3.1 pp MOE

Drove alone68.3%±5.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip33.9%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 Lathrop city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute41.4 min → 45.2 min▲ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 13.6%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 2.0%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 68.3%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Lathrop city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.3%; 2.0% used public transit and 13.6% worked from home.

Drive alone68.3% ±5.0 pp

Carpool13.5% ±3.1 pp

Public transit2.0% ±1.2 pp

Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home13.6% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 14,730 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Lathrop city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 100th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

100^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 100% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 100% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Lathrop city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 14,730 workers age 16+, including 12,721 workers with reported travel time and 2,009 home workers.

Population estimate35,052± 47 MOE

Workers age 16+14,730± 793 MOE

Workers with travel time12,721± 926 MOE

Estimated home workers2,009± 470 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 Lathrop 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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