ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6816662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vallejo, California

Mean one-way trip34.2 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.8%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone70.7%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.5%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 commute36.9 min → 34.2 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 11.8%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 3.3%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.7% → 70.7%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.7% ±1.8 pp
Carpool11.3% ±1.3 pp
Public transit3.3% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home11.8% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 56,722 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate124,268± 96 MOE
Workers age 16+56,722± 1,354 MOE
Workers with travel time50,042± 1,391 MOE
Estimated home workers6,680± 796 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.