ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6407042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lathrop, California

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

100thMean commute percentile

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

51thWork-from-home percentile

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

72thTransit percentile

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

100th60+ 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 the shares

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.