ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6393042024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

La Habra Heights, California

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±7.1 min MOE
Worked from home23.0%±7.5 pp MOE
Drove alone64.6%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.1%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute34.6 min → 33.7 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.6% → 23.0%▲ 12.4 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.0%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 64.6%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.6% ±7.1 pp
Carpool8.2% ±4.3 pp
Public transit1.0% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home23.0% ±7.5 pp

Each share uses 2,609 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,478± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+2,609± 279 MOE
Workers with travel time2,008± 278 MOE
Estimated home workers601± 206 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.