ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6024622024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arcadia, California

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home22.7%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.6%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.6%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 commute31.4 min → 29.3 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.3% → 22.7%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit2.4% → 1.6%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.8% → 62.6%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.6% ±2.6 pp
Carpool9.8% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home22.7% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 23,916 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate55,170± 64 MOE
Workers age 16+23,916± 830 MOE
Workers with travel time18,480± 867 MOE
Estimated home workers5,436± 694 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.