ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6402562024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

La Palma, California

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±3.3 min MOE
Worked from home15.8%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone69.2%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.7%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 commute32.6 min → 32.5 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 15.8%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.6% → 69.2%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.2% ±3.5 pp
Carpool11.7% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.8% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 7,369 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,272± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+7,369± 369 MOE
Workers with travel time6,203± 387 MOE
Estimated home workers1,166± 222 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.