ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6601022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Redwood City, California

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home26.7%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone55.3%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.4%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 commute25.7 min → 24.3 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.1% → 26.7%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 3.8%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.7% → 55.3%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.3% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit3.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.3 pp
Work from home26.7% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 43,358 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

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

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate82,447± 66 MOE
Workers age 16+43,358± 1,055 MOE
Workers with travel time31,764± 1,182 MOE
Estimated home workers11,594± 816 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.