ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6205742024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eastern Goleta Valley, California

Mean one-way trip15.3 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home24.9%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone62.0%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.9%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 commute16.9 min → 15.3 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.4% → 24.9%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit3.3% → 1.3%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.3% → 62.0%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.0% ±3.6 pp
Carpool5.3% ±2.1 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.5 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home24.9% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 12,189 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.

2thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

87thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

2th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,295± 1,514 MOE
Workers age 16+12,189± 792 MOE
Workers with travel time9,153± 738 MOE
Estimated home workers3,036± 452 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.