ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6855862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Williams, California

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.0%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone84.3%±10.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.2%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 commute23.1 min → 26.0 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.8% → 2.0%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.0% → 84.3%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.3% ±10.3 pp
Carpool11.6% ±6.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home2.0% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 2,331 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,585± 24 MOE
Workers age 16+2,331± 359 MOE
Workers with travel time2,285± 367 MOE
Estimated home workers46± 50 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.