ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6234622024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fallbrook, California

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.7%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.4%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 commute31.1 min → 32.8 min▲ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 12.7%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.6%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 72.3%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±4.5 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.6% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.7% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 14,333 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,112± 2,062 MOE
Workers age 16+14,333± 1,108 MOE
Workers with travel time12,514± 1,068 MOE
Estimated home workers1,819± 346 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.