ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6208022024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Los Angeles, California

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home8.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone63.7%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%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 commute31.3 min → 30.2 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.4% → 8.5%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit7.4% → 6.1%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.1% → 63.7%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.7% ±1.9 pp
Carpool15.5% ±1.3 pp
Public transit6.1% ±1.0 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 49,998 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

16thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate111,647± 3,509 MOE
Workers age 16+49,998± 1,927 MOE
Workers with travel time45,752± 1,883 MOE
Estimated home workers4,246± 662 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.