ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6105612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Camp Pendleton South, California

Mean one-way trip19.9 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.0%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.9%±9.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.3%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 commute21.1 min → 19.9 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 9.0%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.7% → 69.9%▲ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.9% ±9.9 pp
Carpool10.8% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk7.6% ±2.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.0% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 7,363 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.

20thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

11th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,766± 2,422 MOE
Workers age 16+7,363± 1,343 MOE
Workers with travel time6,698± 1,278 MOE
Estimated home workers665± 453 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.