ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6683782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Ramon, California

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home33.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone54.7%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip23.7%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 commute38.0 min → 34.7 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.1% → 33.9%▲ 11.8 pp

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

Public transit6.7% → 3.4%▼ 3.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.1% → 54.7%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.7% ±2.4 pp
Carpool4.7% ±0.7 pp
Public transit3.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home33.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 42,495 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate85,993± 114 MOE
Workers age 16+42,495± 1,075 MOE
Workers with travel time28,101± 1,194 MOE
Estimated home workers14,394± 871 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.