ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6518402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Fair Oaks, California

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone62.0%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.8%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 commute24.6 min → 22.1 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 18.6%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.7%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 62.0%▼ 13.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.0% ±7.1 pp
Carpool13.6% ±4.7 pp
Public transit2.7% ±2.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±0.9 pp
Work from home18.6% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 6,215 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,100± 1,412 MOE
Workers age 16+6,215± 721 MOE
Workers with travel time5,058± 661 MOE
Estimated home workers1,157± 245 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.