ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6811342024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ukiah, California

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home8.3%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute15.1 min → 19.2 min▲ 4.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 8.3%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.5%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.9% → 70.4%▼ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±5.2 pp
Carpool10.9% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk7.7% ±3.0 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home8.3% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 6,655 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.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,304± 50 MOE
Workers age 16+6,655± 578 MOE
Workers with travel time6,101± 575 MOE
Estimated home workers554± 199 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.