What is the average commute in Rio del Mar CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Rio del Mar CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 30.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 10.3 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6609282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rio del Mar, California

Name: Commute estimates for Rio del Mar CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.0 min one way; 30.2% worked from home, 60.9% drove alone, and 14.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±6.1 min MOE

Worked from home30.2%±10.3 pp MOE

Drove alone60.9%±3.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.4%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 Rio del Mar CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.9 min → 30.0 min▼ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home27.1% → 30.2%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.6% → 60.9%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rio del Mar CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 60.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 30.2% worked from home.

Drive alone60.9% ±3.9 pp

Carpool6.7% ±2.3 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp

Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.8 pp

Work from home30.2% ±10.3 pp

Each share uses 4,619 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rio del Mar CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

77^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rio del Mar CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,619 workers age 16+, including 3,222 workers with reported travel time and 1,397 home workers.

Population estimate9,201± 880 MOE

Workers age 16+4,619± 635 MOE

Workers with travel time3,222± 432 MOE

Estimated home workers1,397± 513 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Rio del Mar CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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