ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6072182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Blythe, California

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home3.3%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.8%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute15.6 min → 19.0 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.7% → 3.3%▼ 0.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 1.0%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 79.8%▲ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.8% ±5.8 pp
Carpool12.3% ±3.5 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.0 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home3.3% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 4,168 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6thWork-from-home percentile

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

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,396± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+4,168± 416 MOE
Workers with travel time4,030± 427 MOE
Estimated home workers138± 84 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.