ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6177502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cypress, California

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.2%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone68.8%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute31.5 min → 28.9 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.9% → 20.2%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.2%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 68.8%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.8% ±3.3 pp
Carpool7.6% ±1.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home20.2% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 23,784 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,498± 85 MOE
Workers age 16+23,784± 876 MOE
Workers with travel time18,970± 1,024 MOE
Estimated home workers4,814± 595 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.