ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6509162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newark, California

Mean one-way trip30.6 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home23.0%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone59.8%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute32.0 min → 30.6 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.7% → 23.0%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 4.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.5% → 59.8%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.8% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.8% ±1.8 pp
Public transit4.2% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.6 pp
Work from home23.0% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 26,049 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% 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.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate46,903± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+26,049± 715 MOE
Workers with travel time20,057± 743 MOE
Estimated home workers5,992± 680 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.