ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6049822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bellflower, California

Mean one-way trip29.4 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.2%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 commute30.4 min → 29.4 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 10.1%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.9%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 72.3%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±1.9 pp
Carpool12.3% ±1.7 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.1% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 35,887 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.

74thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate76,819± 90 MOE
Workers age 16+35,887± 1,280 MOE
Workers with travel time32,279± 1,378 MOE
Estimated home workers3,608± 622 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.