ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6848162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Sacramento, California

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home19.2%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.7%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute24.8 min → 24.7 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.6% → 19.2%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.4% → 66.7%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.7% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.1% ±2.3 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.2% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 25,800 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.

46thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51thTransit percentile

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

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate54,927± 73 MOE
Workers age 16+25,800± 934 MOE
Workers with travel time20,850± 978 MOE
Estimated home workers4,950± 740 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.