ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6368682024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Isla Vista, California

Mean one-way trip15.6 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone50.0%±8.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 commute14.4 min → 15.6 min▲ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 9.4%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 2.8%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone46.8% → 50.0%▲ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.0% ±8.3 pp
Carpool3.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.8% ±1.8 pp
Walk19.3% ±4.9 pp
Bicycle12.8% ±3.1 pp
Work from home9.4% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 6,429 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.

5thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

10th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,920± 1,069 MOE
Workers age 16+6,429± 722 MOE
Workers with travel time5,822± 738 MOE
Estimated home workers607± 196 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.