ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6226782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Encinitas, California

Mean one-way trip24.7 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home32.7%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone57.8%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute24.5 min → 24.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.2% → 32.7%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.7%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.8% → 57.8%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.8% ±2.6 pp
Carpool4.8% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.9% ±0.4 pp
Work from home32.7% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 31,480 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate61,480± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+31,480± 912 MOE
Workers with travel time21,190± 911 MOE
Estimated home workers10,290± 767 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.