ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6167422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Covina, California

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.3%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 commute33.7 min → 31.0 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 12.5%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit3.8% → 1.9%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.6% → 70.9%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±3.0 pp
Carpool11.8% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 24,567 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,888± 135 MOE
Workers age 16+24,567± 779 MOE
Workers with travel time21,488± 852 MOE
Estimated home workers3,079± 440 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.