ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6703642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sausalito, California

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home45.5%±6.5 pp MOE
Drove alone40.4%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.3%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 commute32.3 min → 30.0 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home31.8% → 45.5%▲ 13.7 pp

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

Public transit13.2% → 5.6%▼ 7.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.6% → 40.4%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone40.4% ±5.0 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.0 pp
Public transit5.6% ±2.0 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle2.2% ±1.4 pp
Work from home45.5% ±6.5 pp

Each share uses 4,077 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,141± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+4,077± 398 MOE
Workers with travel time2,224± 292 MOE
Estimated home workers1,853± 322 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.