What is the average commute in Cambria CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 21.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 6.1 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 6100742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cambria, California

Name: Commute estimates for Cambria CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 21.4 min one way; 22.8% worked from home, 64.6% drove alone, and 6.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±7.8 min MOE

Worked from home22.8%±6.1 pp MOE

Drove alone64.6%±9.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip6.0%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 Cambria 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 -1.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute24.1 min → 21.4 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.8% → 22.8%▼ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.5% → 64.6%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Cambria CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.6%; 0.4% used public transit and 22.8% worked from home.

Drive alone64.6% ±9.8 pp

Carpool7.6% ±5.3 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp

Walk3.1% ±1.4 pp

Bicycle1.1% ±1.1 pp

Work from home22.8% ±6.1 pp

Each share uses 2,206 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Cambria CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 29th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

29^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Cambria CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,206 workers age 16+, including 1,703 workers with reported travel time and 503 home workers.

Population estimate5,978± 679 MOE

Workers age 16+2,206± 397 MOE

Workers with travel time1,703± 369 MOE

Estimated home workers503± 163 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 Cambria 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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