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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 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 6209842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Pasadena, California

Name: Commute estimates for East Pasadena CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.4 min one way; 14.1% worked from home, 65.7% drove alone, and 8.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±7.5 min MOE

Worked from home14.1%±4.4 pp MOE

Drove alone65.7%±10.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.4%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 Pasadena CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -5.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.8 min → 26.4 min▼ 5.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 14.1%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 3.1%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.6% → 65.7%▼ 10.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How East Pasadena CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.7%; 3.1% used public transit and 14.1% worked from home.

Drive alone65.7% ±10.9 pp

Carpool11.1% ±9.8 pp

Public transit3.1% ±3.7 pp

Walk2.4% ±1.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home14.1% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 2,648 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How East Pasadena CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 59th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

59^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61^thWork-from-home percentile

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

85^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind East Pasadena CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,648 workers age 16+, including 2,275 workers with reported travel time and 373 home workers.

Population estimate5,479± 616 MOE

Workers age 16+2,648± 439 MOE

Workers with travel time2,275± 443 MOE

Estimated home workers373± 131 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 Pasadena 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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