ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6133922024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chula Vista, California

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute29.2 min → 28.6 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 12.6%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 71.6%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±1.4 pp
Carpool10.4% ±0.9 pp
Public transit2.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home12.6% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 129,820 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate276,375± 86 MOE
Workers age 16+129,820± 2,404 MOE
Workers with travel time113,509± 2,460 MOE
Estimated home workers16,311± 1,168 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.