What is the average commute in Acton CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 47.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Acton CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 20.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6002122024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Acton, California

Name: Commute estimates for Acton CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 47.2 min one way; 20.1% worked from home, 67.9% drove alone, and 37.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip47.2 min±11.1 min MOE

Worked from home20.1%±5.2 pp MOE

Drove alone67.9%±8.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip37.7%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 Acton CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute51.9 min → 47.2 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 20.1%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.1%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 67.9%▼ 6.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Acton CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.9%; 1.1% used public transit and 20.1% worked from home.

Drive alone67.9% ±8.1 pp

Carpool8.1% ±4.1 pp

Public transit1.1% ±1.8 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home20.1% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,407 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Acton CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 100th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

100^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 100% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Acton CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,407 workers age 16+, including 2,722 workers with reported travel time and 685 home workers.

Population estimate7,880± 934 MOE

Workers age 16+3,407± 392 MOE

Workers with travel time2,722± 374 MOE

Estimated home workers685± 194 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Acton CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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