What is the average commute in Joshua Tree CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Joshua Tree CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 27.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 9.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6375542024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Joshua Tree, California

Name: Commute estimates for Joshua Tree CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.0 min one way; 27.0% worked from home, 62.5% drove alone, and 15.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±10.1 min MOE

Worked from home27.0%±9.8 pp MOE

Drove alone62.5%±8.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip15.1%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 Joshua Tree CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.0 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute30.3 min → 30.0 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.9% → 27.0%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.1% → 62.5%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Joshua Tree CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.5%; 0.7% used public transit and 27.0% worked from home.

Drive alone62.5% ±8.4 pp

Carpool5.3% ±5.3 pp

Public transit0.7% ±1.6 pp

Walk3.2% ±3.2 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home27.0% ±9.8 pp

Each share uses 2,697 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Joshua Tree CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

77^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Joshua Tree CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,697 workers age 16+, including 1,970 workers with reported travel time and 727 home workers.

Population estimate6,234± 1,012 MOE

Workers age 16+2,697± 563 MOE

Workers with travel time1,970± 460 MOE

Estimated home workers727± 305 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Joshua Tree CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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