ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6680842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Leandro, California

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone60.2%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.1%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 commute33.0 min → 31.2 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 15.8%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit12.2% → 8.0%▼ 4.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.0% → 60.2%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.2% ±2.2 pp
Carpool11.9% ±1.7 pp
Public transit8.0% ±1.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.8% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 44,250 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate87,826± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+44,250± 1,287 MOE
Workers with travel time37,269± 1,331 MOE
Estimated home workers6,981± 777 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.