ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6315962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hacienda Heights, California

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.5%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone72.6%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.9%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 commute35.6 min → 33.8 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 13.5%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.4%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.4% → 72.6%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.6% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.4% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.5% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 25,181 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate54,291± 1,942 MOE
Workers age 16+25,181± 1,238 MOE
Workers with travel time21,781± 1,160 MOE
Estimated home workers3,400± 397 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.