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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 32.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 29.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.4 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 6205982024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Foothills, California

Name: Commute estimates for East Foothills CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.0 min one way; 29.5% worked from home, 53.5% drove alone, and 11.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±8.4 min MOE

Worked from home29.5%±5.4 pp MOE

Drove alone53.5%±7.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.4%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 Foothills CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +15.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.9 min → 32.0 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.5% → 29.5%▲ 15.0 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.7%▼ 1.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.4% → 53.5%▼ 17.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How East Foothills CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 53.5%; 0.7% used public transit and 29.5% worked from home.

Drive alone53.5% ±7.7 pp

Carpool11.7% ±5.0 pp

Public transit0.7% ±0.7 pp

Walk2.0% ±1.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home29.5% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 3,501 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How East Foothills CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 84th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

84^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind East Foothills CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,501 workers age 16+, including 2,468 workers with reported travel time and 1,033 home workers.

Population estimate7,139± 1,022 MOE

Workers age 16+3,501± 513 MOE

Workers with travel time2,468± 400 MOE

Estimated home workers1,033± 243 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 Foothills 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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