What is the average commute in East Bakersfield CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 23.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in East Bakersfield CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 5.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6205152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Bakersfield, California

Name: Commute estimates for East Bakersfield CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.6 min one way; 5.1% worked from home, 78.8% drove alone, and 4.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±5.2 min MOE

Worked from home5.1%±3.8 pp MOE

Drove alone78.8%±8.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.7%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 East Bakersfield CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +0.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute23.2 min → 23.6 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 5.1%▲ 0.8 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.8%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 78.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How East Bakersfield CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.8%; 0.8% used public transit and 5.1% worked from home.

Drive alone78.8% ±8.3 pp

Carpool10.9% ±4.1 pp

Public transit0.8% ±1.0 pp

Walk0.8% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle1.4% ±2.2 pp

Work from home5.1% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 3,727 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How East Bakersfield CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 42th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

42^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

34^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind East Bakersfield CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,727 workers age 16+, including 3,537 workers with reported travel time and 190 home workers.

Population estimate11,062± 1,477 MOE

Workers age 16+3,727± 530 MOE

Workers with travel time3,537± 523 MOE

Estimated home workers190± 145 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for East Bakersfield CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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