ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6150442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Compton, California

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home5.0%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute31.6 min → 30.5 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 5.0%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 3.9%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 75.3%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±2.2 pp
Carpool12.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit3.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.0% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 40,427 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate92,698± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+40,427± 1,320 MOE
Workers with travel time38,412± 1,346 MOE
Estimated home workers2,015± 404 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.