ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6333642024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hermosa Beach, California

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home36.5%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone53.0%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute33.4 min → 28.5 min▼ 4.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.9% → 36.5%▲ 12.6 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.9% → 53.0%▼ 10.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.0% ±4.0 pp
Carpool4.9% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.7% ±1.0 pp
Work from home36.5% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 10,374 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,063± 29 MOE
Workers age 16+10,374± 684 MOE
Workers with travel time6,587± 557 MOE
Estimated home workers3,787± 490 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.