ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6808122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Turlock, California

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.4%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone80.0%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.9%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 commute25.8 min → 26.2 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 7.4%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.1%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.5% → 80.0%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.0% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.4% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 31,336 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate72,502± 61 MOE
Workers age 16+31,336± 1,084 MOE
Workers with travel time29,032± 1,140 MOE
Estimated home workers2,304± 472 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.