ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6089542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burbank, California

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home30.4%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone59.4%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute28.4 min → 26.0 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.7% → 30.4%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 0.8%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 59.4%▼ 9.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.4% ±2.2 pp
Carpool4.7% ±0.8 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.3 pp
Work from home30.4% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 52,091 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate104,546± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+52,091± 1,520 MOE
Workers with travel time36,277± 1,536 MOE
Estimated home workers15,814± 1,226 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.