ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6047342024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bear Valley Springs, California

Mean one-way trip41.8 min±11.4 min MOE
Worked from home19.6%±7.2 pp MOE
Drove alone63.7%±8.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip32.7%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 commute36.7 min → 41.8 min▲ 5.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 19.6%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 63.7%▼ 12.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.7% ±8.9 pp
Carpool14.6% ±7.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home19.6% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 2,117 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,912± 660 MOE
Workers age 16+2,117± 333 MOE
Workers with travel time1,702± 300 MOE
Estimated home workers415± 166 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.