ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6028962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Artesia, California

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.3%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute28.3 min → 25.8 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 13.2%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.9%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.7% → 66.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.3% ±8.2 pp
Carpool15.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit1.9% ±1.6 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.7 pp
Work from home13.2% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 6,966 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,889± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+6,966± 651 MOE
Workers with travel time6,047± 718 MOE
Estimated home workers919± 271 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.