ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6477662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milpitas, California

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home25.2%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone60.3%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.5%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 commute27.5 min → 25.8 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 25.2%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.0% → 60.3%▼ 8.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.3% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.5 pp
Public transit2.2% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home25.2% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 40,053 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.

53thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate78,578± 64 MOE
Workers age 16+40,053± 1,300 MOE
Workers with travel time29,949± 1,256 MOE
Estimated home workers10,104± 980 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.