ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6464002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mayfair, California

Mean one-way trip18.6 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.9%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±6.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute19.0 min → 18.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.0% → 5.9%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.9%▲ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.5% → 75.8%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±6.5 pp
Carpool15.2% ±6.7 pp
Public transit1.9% ±2.9 pp
Walk0.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home5.9% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 1,942 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

8th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,044± 894 MOE
Workers age 16+1,942± 459 MOE
Workers with travel time1,828± 412 MOE
Estimated home workers114± 95 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.