ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6477102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mill Valley, California

Mean one-way trip24.8 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home40.0%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone48.7%±6.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.4%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 commute33.2 min → 24.8 min▼ 8.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home25.8% → 40.0%▲ 14.3 pp

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

Public transit6.9% → 1.6%▼ 5.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.1% → 48.7%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone48.7% ±6.7 pp
Carpool3.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk5.0% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.8 pp
Work from home40.0% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 6,498 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.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% 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.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,012± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+6,498± 383 MOE
Workers with travel time3,896± 445 MOE
Estimated home workers2,602± 394 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.