ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6135602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Citrus, California

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.9%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.9%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute31.7 min → 32.9 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 8.9%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 1.6%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 72.9%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.9% ±3.4 pp
Carpool15.6% ±5.1 pp
Public transit1.6% ±1.5 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home8.9% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 5,265 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,904± 1,211 MOE
Workers age 16+5,265± 632 MOE
Workers with travel time4,798± 563 MOE
Estimated home workers467± 204 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.