What is the average commute in Burbank CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Burbank CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6089682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burbank, California

Name: Commute estimates for Burbank CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.6 min one way; 17.6% worked from home, 63.4% drove alone, and 5.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Burbank CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.8 percentage points.

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 Burbank CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 63.4%; 8.4% used public transit and 17.6% worked from home.

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

How Burbank CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 48th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

48^thMean commute percentile

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

73^thWork-from-home percentile

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

95^thTransit percentile

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

45^th60+ 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 Burbank CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,831 workers age 16+, including 2,332 workers with reported travel time and 499 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Burbank CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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