ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6682382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Martin, California

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±12.1 min MOE
Worked from home26.6%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone59.9%±12.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.1%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 commute38.6 min → 34.1 min▼ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.2% → 26.6%▲ 12.4 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.0%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.4% → 59.9%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.9% ±12.2 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk6.7% ±6.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home26.6% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 3,366 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,954± 805 MOE
Workers age 16+3,366± 582 MOE
Workers with travel time2,471± 562 MOE
Estimated home workers895± 214 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.