What is the average commute in San Anselmo town, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in San Anselmo town, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 35.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.6 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 6644342024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Anselmo, California

Name: Commute estimates for San Anselmo town, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.2 min one way; 35.1% worked from home, 50.7% drove alone, and 12.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±6.2 min MOE

Worked from home35.1%±5.6 pp MOE

Drove alone50.7%±6.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.5%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 San Anselmo town's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +14.8 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.6 min → 30.2 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.3% → 35.1%▲ 14.8 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 3.0%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.2% → 50.7%▼ 13.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How San Anselmo town residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 50.7%; 3.0% used public transit and 35.1% worked from home.

Drive alone50.7% ±6.1 pp

Carpool2.3% ±1.5 pp

Public transit3.0% ±1.5 pp

Walk3.7% ±2.2 pp

Bicycle2.2% ±1.6 pp

Work from home35.1% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 6,153 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How San Anselmo town compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 78th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

78^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind San Anselmo town's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,153 workers age 16+, including 3,991 workers with reported travel time and 2,162 home workers.

Population estimate12,679± 37 MOE

Workers age 16+6,153± 418 MOE

Workers with travel time3,991± 414 MOE

Estimated home workers2,162± 374 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 San Anselmo town

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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