What is the average commute in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 48.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.2 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 6778052024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California

Name: Commute estimates for Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.3 min one way; 48.8% worked from home, 38.1% drove alone, and 11.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±6.8 min MOE

Worked from home48.8%±8.2 pp MOE

Drove alone38.1%±5.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.6%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 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +19.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.3 min → 29.3 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.5% → 48.8%▲ 19.3 pp

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

Public transit7.7% → 2.0%▼ 5.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone50.4% → 38.1%▼ 12.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 38.1%; 2.0% used public transit and 48.8% worked from home.

Drive alone38.1% ±5.4 pp

Carpool7.5% ±3.4 pp

Public transit2.0% ±1.2 pp

Walk1.4% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp

Work from home48.8% ±8.2 pp

Each share uses 5,540 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 74th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

74^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100^thWork-from-home percentile

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

79^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,540 workers age 16+, including 2,834 workers with reported travel time and 2,706 home workers.

Population estimate12,085± 1,077 MOE

Workers age 16+5,540± 535 MOE

Workers with travel time2,834± 392 MOE

Estimated home workers2,706± 522 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 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley 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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