ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6574562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pittsburg, California

Mean one-way trip38.0 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone69.3%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.7%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 commute40.3 min → 38.0 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 9.4%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit8.5% → 5.3%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.4% → 69.3%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.3% ±2.9 pp
Carpool14.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit5.3% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.4% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 35,881 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate76,257± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+35,881± 1,261 MOE
Workers with travel time32,506± 1,356 MOE
Estimated home workers3,375± 475 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.