ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6492782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morgan Hill, California

Mean one-way trip33.5 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home22.8%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone65.1%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.1%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 commute36.0 min → 33.5 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 22.8%▲ 9.8 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 0.9%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.4% → 65.1%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.1% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 20,765 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,425± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+20,765± 876 MOE
Workers with travel time16,026± 811 MOE
Estimated home workers4,739± 640 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.