ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6400322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

La Mirada, California

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home14.0%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone73.5%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.9%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 commute32.0 min → 32.0 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 14.0%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 1.4%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 73.5%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.5% ±1.9 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.5 pp
Work from home14.0% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 22,530 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

86th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,180± 101 MOE
Workers age 16+22,530± 810 MOE
Workers with travel time19,381± 761 MOE
Estimated home workers3,149± 488 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.