ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6519242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Highlands, California

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone70.2%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute30.7 min → 30.7 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 12.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 70.2%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.2% ±3.7 pp
Carpool11.5% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.5% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 20,847 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% 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 estimate47,957± 2,791 MOE
Workers age 16+20,847± 1,390 MOE
Workers with travel time18,247± 1,345 MOE
Estimated home workers2,600± 553 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.