ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6623642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rocklin, California

Mean one-way trip26.1 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home23.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute26.3 min → 26.1 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 23.7%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.5%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 67.9%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.9% ±2.3 pp
Carpool5.4% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 34,535 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate73,327± 76 MOE
Workers age 16+34,535± 969 MOE
Workers with travel time26,353± 1,015 MOE
Estimated home workers8,182± 682 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.