ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6555202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Paradise, California

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±8.2 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±9.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.6%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute24.7 min → 24.3 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 18.6%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit3.2% → 0.7%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 72.6%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.6% ±7.3 pp
Carpool5.0% ±2.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home18.6% ±9.7 pp

Each share uses 1,960 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.

47thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,392± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+1,960± 361 MOE
Workers with travel time1,596± 305 MOE
Estimated home workers364± 201 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.