ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6606202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Richmond, California

Mean one-way trip34.2 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone60.3%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.3%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 commute34.9 min → 34.2 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 14.0%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit11.2% → 8.2%▼ 3.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.4% → 60.3%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.3% ±2.0 pp
Carpool13.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit8.2% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.0% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 55,568 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate115,505± 89 MOE
Workers age 16+55,568± 1,399 MOE
Workers with travel time47,815± 1,415 MOE
Estimated home workers7,753± 727 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.