What is the average commute in South Lake Tahoe city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 16.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in South Lake Tahoe city, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0 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 6731082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Lake Tahoe, California

Name: Commute estimates for South Lake Tahoe city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 16.5 min one way; 15.4% worked from home, 60.0% drove alone, and 4.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip16.5 min±2.4 min MOE

Worked from home15.4%±3.0 pp MOE

Drove alone60.0%±3.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.5%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 South Lake Tahoe city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute15.4 min → 16.5 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 15.4%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 2.3%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.5% → 60.0%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Lake Tahoe city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 60.0%; 2.3% used public transit and 15.4% worked from home.

Drive alone60.0% ±3.8 pp

Carpool10.6% ±2.0 pp

Public transit2.3% ±1.2 pp

Walk6.5% ±2.0 pp

Bicycle3.5% ±1.3 pp

Work from home15.4% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 12,227 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Lake Tahoe city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 8th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

8^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Lake Tahoe city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,227 workers age 16+, including 10,338 workers with reported travel time and 1,889 home workers.

Population estimate21,269± 30 MOE

Workers age 16+12,227± 551 MOE

Workers with travel time10,338± 577 MOE

Estimated home workers1,889± 378 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 South Lake Tahoe 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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