ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6100742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cambria, California

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

29thMean commute percentile

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

86thWork-from-home percentile

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

52thTransit percentile

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

46th60+ 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 the shares

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.