ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6036662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Baldwin Park, California

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.6%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.7%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.5%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 commute31.7 min → 28.9 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 6.6%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 2.4%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 72.7%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.7% ±2.2 pp
Carpool15.2% ±1.9 pp
Public transit2.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.6% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 31,984 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate70,138± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+31,984± 1,085 MOE
Workers with travel time29,858± 1,045 MOE
Estimated home workers2,126± 389 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.