ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6828522024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vineyard, California

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.0 min one way; 14.8% worked from home, 67.2% drove alone, and 7.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.8%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 Vineyard CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.5 min → 29.0 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 14.8%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 0.9%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 67.2%▼ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Vineyard CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.2%; 0.9% used public transit and 14.8% worked from home.

Drive alone67.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool15.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.8% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 20,000 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Vineyard CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 72th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Vineyard CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 20,000 workers age 16+, including 17,045 workers with reported travel time and 2,955 home workers.

Population estimate43,751± 2,506 MOE
Workers age 16+20,000± 1,176 MOE
Workers with travel time17,045± 1,171 MOE
Estimated home workers2,955± 469 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Vineyard CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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