ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6577922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pleasanton, California

Mean one-way trip34.3 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home29.1%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone54.6%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.3%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 commute34.4 min → 34.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.7% → 29.1%▲ 10.4 pp

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

Public transit8.3% → 5.8%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.3% → 54.6%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.6% ±2.2 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.2 pp
Public transit5.8% ±1.3 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.3 pp
Work from home29.1% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 37,592 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate76,960± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+37,592± 1,122 MOE
Workers with travel time26,661± 1,099 MOE
Estimated home workers10,931± 742 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.