ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6025532024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arden-Arcade, California

Mean one-way trip25.9 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home18.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.9%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.5%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 commute25.7 min → 25.9 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.8% → 18.2%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.5%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 66.9%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.9% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 42,258 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.

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate94,994± 2,963 MOE
Workers age 16+42,258± 1,766 MOE
Workers with travel time34,569± 1,609 MOE
Estimated home workers7,689± 819 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.