ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6864402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Woodside, California

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home30.5%±7.6 pp MOE
Drove alone57.8%±8.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute26.1 min → 28.8 min▲ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home24.1% → 30.5%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 2.1%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.1% → 57.8%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.8% ±8.3 pp
Carpool6.1% ±4.0 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.9 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.1 pp
Work from home30.5% ±7.6 pp

Each share uses 2,351 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,126± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+2,351± 174 MOE
Workers with travel time1,634± 206 MOE
Estimated home workers717± 187 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.