ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6022102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Antelope, California

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.1%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.5%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute29.2 min → 29.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 17.1%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.7%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 67.5%▼ 11.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.5% ±3.6 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.1% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 21,610 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 25k–100k population band.

64thWork-from-home percentile

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

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,301± 2,408 MOE
Workers age 16+21,610± 1,382 MOE
Workers with travel time17,904± 1,317 MOE
Estimated home workers3,706± 566 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.