ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6810502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), California

Mean one-way trip20.5 min±5.0 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±9.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute32.9 min → 20.5 min▼ 12.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 15.1%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 2.1%▲ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 67.2%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.2% ±9.4 pp
Carpool4.3% ±2.9 pp
Public transit2.1% ±2.3 pp
Walk4.2% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle4.1% ±2.0 pp
Work from home15.1% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 2,948 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

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

43th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,073± 538 MOE
Workers age 16+2,948± 428 MOE
Workers with travel time2,503± 433 MOE
Estimated home workers445± 163 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.