ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6049962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bell Gardens, California

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute30.6 min → 27.9 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 5.6%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit3.6% → 3.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 72.0%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±3.1 pp
Carpool12.6% ±2.5 pp
Public transit3.5% ±1.2 pp
Walk3.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.6% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 16,086 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,229± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+16,086± 738 MOE
Workers with travel time15,186± 754 MOE
Estimated home workers900± 234 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.