ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6572882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pinole, California

Mean one-way trip35.0 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home17.1%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone63.8%±6.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.7%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 commute38.8 min → 35.0 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 17.1%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit7.2% → 5.3%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 63.8%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.8% ±6.4 pp
Carpool11.7% ±4.0 pp
Public transit5.3% ±2.0 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home17.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 9,033 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,761± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+9,033± 501 MOE
Workers with travel time7,486± 564 MOE
Estimated home workers1,547± 379 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.