ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6858802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wilton, California

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±9.5 min MOE
Worked from home15.0%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone69.5%±9.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.4%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 commute37.7 min → 33.1 min▼ 4.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.7% → 15.0%▼ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.9% → 69.5%▲ 0.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.5% ±9.2 pp
Carpool9.3% ±5.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home15.0% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 2,937 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 64% 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.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,433± 1,013 MOE
Workers age 16+2,937± 497 MOE
Workers with travel time2,496± 514 MOE
Estimated home workers441± 168 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.