ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6812042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Union City, California

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home18.6%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone60.0%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.7%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 commute33.5 min → 31.9 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.0% → 18.6%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit7.1% → 3.8%▼ 3.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.7% → 60.0%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.0% ±2.3 pp
Carpool14.7% ±1.8 pp
Public transit3.8% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home18.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 34,297 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,464± 72 MOE
Workers age 16+34,297± 972 MOE
Workers with travel time27,922± 1,019 MOE
Estimated home workers6,375± 581 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.