ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6209842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Pasadena, California

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute31.8 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

59thMean commute percentile

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

61thWork-from-home percentile

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

85thTransit percentile

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

61th60+ 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 the shares

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.