What is the average commute in North Highlands CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in North Highlands CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6519242024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

North Highlands, California

Name: Commute estimates for North Highlands CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.7 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 70.2% drove alone, and 11.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 North Highlands CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.2 percentage points.

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 North Highlands CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 70.2%; 0.6% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

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

How North Highlands CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

81^thMean commute percentile

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

45^thWork-from-home percentile

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

42^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78^th60+ 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 North Highlands CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 20,847 workers age 16+, including 18,247 workers with reported travel time and 2,600 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for North Highlands CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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