ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6197662024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Downey, California

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.6%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 commute32.0 min → 31.0 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.9% → 9.2%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.6%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 73.6%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.6% ±1.9 pp
Carpool11.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.2% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 54,222 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate110,939± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+54,222± 1,448 MOE
Workers with travel time49,255± 1,486 MOE
Estimated home workers4,967± 621 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.