ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6815542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vacaville, California

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone78.8%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute28.8 min → 28.2 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 12.4%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 78.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.8% ±1.4 pp
Carpool6.3% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.4% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 45,911 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

16thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate102,596± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+45,911± 1,321 MOE
Workers with travel time40,217± 1,155 MOE
Estimated home workers5,694± 659 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.