ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6530702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oakley, California

Mean one-way trip40.3 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone72.4%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip31.9%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 commute43.3 min → 40.3 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 16.5%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 1.2%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 72.4%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.4% ±4.5 pp
Carpool8.8% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.5% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 22,163 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thTransit percentile

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

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,183± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+22,163± 1,076 MOE
Workers with travel time18,517± 1,304 MOE
Estimated home workers3,646± 859 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.