ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6060282024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bermuda Dunes, California

Mean one-way trip20.8 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.2%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±6.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute19.6 min → 20.8 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 14.2%▲ 9.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.6% → 73.8%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±6.1 pp
Carpool7.5% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.8% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.2% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 4,103 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,971± 734 MOE
Workers age 16+4,103± 425 MOE
Workers with travel time3,519± 404 MOE
Estimated home workers584± 263 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.