ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6089682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burbank, California

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home17.6%±6.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.4%±9.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute21.9 min → 24.6 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 17.6%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit3.2% → 8.4%▲ 5.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.8% → 63.4%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.4% ±9.3 pp
Carpool7.2% ±3.3 pp
Public transit8.4% ±4.7 pp
Walk2.8% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home17.6% ±6.7 pp

Each share uses 2,831 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 under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,333± 836 MOE
Workers age 16+2,831± 439 MOE
Workers with travel time2,332± 452 MOE
Estimated home workers499± 206 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.