ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6115302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carson, California

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute27.7 min → 27.5 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 8.7%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.2% → 76.9%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.9% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.7% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 41,704 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate92,871± 74 MOE
Workers age 16+41,704± 1,100 MOE
Workers with travel time38,073± 1,103 MOE
Estimated home workers3,631± 407 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.