ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6222302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

El Monte, California

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute29.3 min → 27.8 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.5% → 6.5%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit4.5% → 3.3%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.6% → 69.1%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±2.2 pp
Carpool16.2% ±1.5 pp
Public transit3.3% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home6.5% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 47,624 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate106,109± 64 MOE
Workers age 16+47,624± 1,243 MOE
Workers with travel time44,508± 1,194 MOE
Estimated home workers3,116± 508 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.