What is the average commute in McSwain CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 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 6450062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McSwain, California

Name: Commute estimates for McSwain CDP, California
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.1 min one way; 5.5% worked from home, 75.8% drove alone, and 8.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±7.3 min MOE

Worked from home5.5%±2.7 pp MOE

Drove alone75.8%±9.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.0%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 McSwain CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +4.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -3.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute18.6 min → 23.1 min▲ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 5.5%▼ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.6% → 75.8%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How McSwain CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.8%; 0.5% used public transit and 5.5% worked from home.

Drive alone75.8% ±9.5 pp

Carpool13.1% ±5.3 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp

Walk1.3% ±2.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home5.5% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 2,569 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How McSwain CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 39th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

39^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

16^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% 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.

59^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind McSwain CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,569 workers age 16+, including 2,428 workers with reported travel time and 141 home workers.

Population estimate5,783± 818 MOE

Workers age 16+2,569± 434 MOE

Workers with travel time2,428± 410 MOE

Estimated home workers141± 73 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 McSwain 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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