ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6009472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aliso Viejo, California

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home26.0%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone63.4%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute26.2 min → 25.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.1% → 26.0%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 63.4%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.4% ±2.8 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home26.0% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 28,362 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,113± 58 MOE
Workers age 16+28,362± 768 MOE
Workers with travel time20,992± 988 MOE
Estimated home workers7,370± 752 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.