ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6599202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Redding, California

Mean one-way trip16.7 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute16.9 min → 16.7 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 9.4%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.7%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.3% → 77.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±1.9 pp
Carpool8.5% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.4 pp
Work from home9.4% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 40,055 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% 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.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate93,409± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+40,055± 908 MOE
Workers with travel time36,291± 953 MOE
Estimated home workers3,764± 483 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.