ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6028682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arroyo Grande, California

Mean one-way trip23.8 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.9%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute21.4 min → 23.8 min▲ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 13.7%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.6% → 69.9%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.9% ±5.5 pp
Carpool11.2% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle2.6% ±2.7 pp
Work from home13.7% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 8,198 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

37thTransit percentile

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

45th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,372± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+8,198± 464 MOE
Workers with travel time7,076± 530 MOE
Estimated home workers1,122± 309 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.