What is the average commute in West Modesto CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in West Modesto CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6845782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Modesto, California

Name: Commute estimates for West Modesto CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.8 min one way; 9.2% worked from home, 67.5% drove alone, and 15.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±10.5 min MOE

Worked from home9.2%±4.1 pp MOE

Drove alone67.5%±5.0 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.9%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 West Modesto 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 +1.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute29.3 min → 30.8 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 9.2%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.3% → 67.5%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How West Modesto CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.5%; 0.0% used public transit and 9.2% worked from home.

Drive alone67.5% ±5.0 pp

Carpool20.6% ±12.0 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp

Walk1.3% ±1.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp

Work from home9.2% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 2,391 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How West Modesto CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 80th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

80^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind West Modesto CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,391 workers age 16+, including 2,170 workers with reported travel time and 221 home workers.

Population estimate5,978± 1,027 MOE

Workers age 16+2,391± 514 MOE

Workers with travel time2,170± 491 MOE

Estimated home workers221± 109 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 West Modesto 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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