ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6534482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oildale, California

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home4.9%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute21.5 min → 23.3 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.0% → 4.9%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.7%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.0% → 81.2%▲ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±3.3 pp
Carpool10.6% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home4.9% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 12,679 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.

36thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,687± 2,262 MOE
Workers age 16+12,679± 1,127 MOE
Workers with travel time12,059± 1,083 MOE
Estimated home workers620± 179 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.