What is the average commute in San Marcos city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in San Marcos city, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 20.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 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 6681962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Marcos, California

Name: Commute estimates for San Marcos city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.5 min one way; 20.5% worked from home, 67.7% drove alone, and 6.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±1.9 min MOE

Worked from home20.5%±2.1 pp MOE

Drove alone67.7%±2.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.8%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 San Marcos city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.2 min → 26.5 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 20.5%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 67.7%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How San Marcos city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.7%; 0.5% used public transit and 20.5% worked from home.

Drive alone67.7% ±2.5 pp

Carpool8.0% ±1.2 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp

Work from home20.5% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 45,677 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How San Marcos city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 57th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

57^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind San Marcos city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 45,677 workers age 16+, including 36,308 workers with reported travel time and 9,369 home workers.

Population estimate94,882± 68 MOE

Workers age 16+45,677± 1,393 MOE

Workers with travel time36,308± 1,574 MOE

Estimated home workers9,369± 991 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 Marcos city

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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