ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6300002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glendale, California

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home21.2%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone65.4%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute27.9 min → 27.1 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 21.2%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 2.3%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 65.4%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.4% ±1.5 pp
Carpool5.0% ±0.9 pp
Public transit2.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.2% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 89,803 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

81thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate190,748± 51 MOE
Workers age 16+89,803± 1,854 MOE
Workers with travel time70,739± 1,915 MOE
Estimated home workers19,064± 1,274 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.