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

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.7 min one way; 23.0% worked from home, 64.6% drove alone, and 10.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 La Habra Heights city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.4 percentage points.

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 La Habra Heights city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 64.6%; 1.0% used public transit and 23.0% worked from home.

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

How La Habra Heights city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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 La Habra Heights city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,609 workers age 16+, including 2,008 workers with reported travel time and 601 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for La Habra Heights city

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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