ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6414742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln, California

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home22.5%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute29.8 min → 29.8 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.5% → 22.5%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.6%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 67.9%▼ 10.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±2.6 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.5% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 21,850 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate52,956± 89 MOE
Workers age 16+21,850± 658 MOE
Workers with travel time16,941± 745 MOE
Estimated home workers4,909± 499 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.