ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6411522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lemoore, California

Mean one-way trip21.1 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.3%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 commute21.1 min → 21.1 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.5% → 3.2%▼ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 80.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±2.9 pp
Carpool11.2% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±1.3 pp
Work from home3.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 11,424 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

13thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,102± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+11,424± 733 MOE
Workers with travel time11,062± 732 MOE
Estimated home workers362± 157 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.