ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6443992024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lucas Valley-Marinwood, California

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±8.1 min MOE
Worked from home30.6%±4.6 pp MOE
Drove alone54.8%±9.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute26.6 min → 24.8 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.2% → 30.6%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 1.5%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.8% → 54.8%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.8% ±9.1 pp
Carpool9.4% ±5.3 pp
Public transit1.5% ±3.1 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±1.7 pp
Work from home30.6% ±4.6 pp

Each share uses 2,978 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,473± 654 MOE
Workers age 16+2,978± 471 MOE
Workers with travel time2,068± 463 MOE
Estimated home workers910± 199 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.