ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6753152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Strawberry CDP (Marin County), California

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±9.9 min MOE
Worked from home29.7%±5.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.6%±9.8 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 commute32.2 min → 29.9 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.6% → 29.7%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit7.0% → 1.4%▼ 5.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.0% → 62.6%▲ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.6% ±9.8 pp
Carpool3.9% ±3.0 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home29.7% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 2,931 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.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% 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 estimate5,830± 772 MOE
Workers age 16+2,931± 417 MOE
Workers with travel time2,060± 425 MOE
Estimated home workers871± 210 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.