ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6228042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Escondido, California

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute27.8 min → 27.5 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 13.9%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.3%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 71.1%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±1.1 pp
Carpool9.0% ±1.2 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 72,369 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate149,668± 57 MOE
Workers age 16+72,369± 1,384 MOE
Workers with travel time62,322± 1,412 MOE
Estimated home workers10,047± 906 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.