ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6095982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Calabasas, California

Mean one-way trip34.1 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home23.7%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.6%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.1%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 commute33.8 min → 34.1 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.1% → 23.7%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.7%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 69.6%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.6% ±3.5 pp
Carpool3.8% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.5 pp
Work from home23.7% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 10,595 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,669± 43 MOE
Workers age 16+10,595± 659 MOE
Workers with travel time8,082± 584 MOE
Estimated home workers2,513± 349 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.