ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6845782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Modesto, California

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

80thMean commute percentile

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

38thWork-from-home percentile

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

38thTransit percentile

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

89th60+ 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 the shares

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.