ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6063082024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Beverly Hills, California

Mean one-way trip25.1 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home30.1%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone55.5%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute26.3 min → 25.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.3% → 30.1%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.2%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.4% → 55.5%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.5% ±3.9 pp
Carpool3.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.8 pp
Walk7.4% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home30.1% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 15,107 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.

48thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

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

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,624± 30 MOE
Workers age 16+15,107± 761 MOE
Workers with travel time10,557± 723 MOE
Estimated home workers4,550± 617 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.