ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6280002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fullerton, California

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home14.9%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone68.8%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 commute30.1 min → 30.5 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 14.9%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.9%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 68.8%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.8% ±1.9 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.2 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.9% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 67,365 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate140,968± 79 MOE
Workers age 16+67,365± 1,699 MOE
Workers with travel time57,348± 1,681 MOE
Estimated home workers10,017± 827 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.