What is the average commute in Soquel CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Soquel CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 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 6726882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Soquel, California

Name: Commute estimates for Soquel CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.0 min one way; 15.7% worked from home, 71.5% drove alone, and 7.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±4.9 min MOE

Worked from home15.7%±3.9 pp MOE

Drove alone71.5%±5.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.7%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 Soquel CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute27.1 min → 23.0 min▼ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 15.7%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.2%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 71.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Soquel CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.5%; 0.2% used public transit and 15.7% worked from home.

Drive alone71.5% ±5.8 pp

Carpool8.7% ±3.9 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp

Walk2.4% ±1.5 pp

Bicycle1.2% ±0.9 pp

Work from home15.7% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 4,481 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Soquel CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 38th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

38^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Soquel CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,481 workers age 16+, including 3,776 workers with reported travel time and 705 home workers.

Population estimate10,679± 1,263 MOE

Workers age 16+4,481± 559 MOE

Workers with travel time3,776± 549 MOE

Estimated home workers705± 195 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 Soquel CDP

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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