ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6624902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rodeo, California

Mean one-way trip38.1 min±11.5 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone65.2%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.8%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 commute39.5 min → 38.1 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.8% → 13.2%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit9.1% → 5.0%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.4% → 65.2%▼ 3.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.2% ±5.8 pp
Carpool10.4% ±4.8 pp
Public transit5.0% ±5.3 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±2.2 pp
Work from home13.2% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 4,110 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,976± 848 MOE
Workers age 16+4,110± 523 MOE
Workers with travel time3,567± 522 MOE
Estimated home workers543± 164 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.