ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6450062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

McSwain, California

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

39thMean commute percentile

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

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

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

59th60+ 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 the shares

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.