ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6175682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Culver City, California

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home33.0%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone55.1%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute27.5 min → 26.7 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.0% → 33.0%▲ 13.0 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 2.5%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.3% → 55.1%▼ 13.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.1% ±3.9 pp
Carpool5.1% ±1.9 pp
Public transit2.5% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home33.0% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 20,465 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,931± 71 MOE
Workers age 16+20,465± 888 MOE
Workers with travel time13,720± 875 MOE
Estimated home workers6,745± 846 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.