What is the average commute in McKinleyville CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in McKinleyville CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6449102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McKinleyville, California

Name: Commute estimates for McKinleyville CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.0 min one way; 9.9% worked from home, 75.6% drove alone, and 5.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±3.6 min MOE

Worked from home9.9%±2.9 pp MOE

Drove alone75.6%±2.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip5.3%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 McKinleyville CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute18.3 min → 21.0 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 9.9%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 75.6%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How McKinleyville CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.6%; 0.4% used public transit and 9.9% worked from home.

Drive alone75.6% ±2.9 pp

Carpool9.0% ±2.6 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp

Walk1.2% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle1.5% ±1.4 pp

Work from home9.9% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 7,114 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How McKinleyville CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 27th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

27^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind McKinleyville CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,114 workers age 16+, including 6,407 workers with reported travel time and 707 home workers.

Population estimate17,113± 1,040 MOE

Workers age 16+7,114± 640 MOE

Workers with travel time6,407± 607 MOE

Estimated home workers707± 219 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for McKinleyville CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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