ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6012902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Altadena, California

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home25.4%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone62.3%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.4%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 commute28.6 min → 27.5 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.3% → 25.4%▲ 10.1 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 1.5%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.9% → 62.3%▼ 8.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.3% ±3.4 pp
Carpool6.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home25.4% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 20,252 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,705± 2,203 MOE
Workers age 16+20,252± 1,129 MOE
Workers with travel time15,111± 1,112 MOE
Estimated home workers5,141± 618 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.