ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6391142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ladera Ranch, California

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home27.9%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone66.8%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute31.5 min → 27.2 min▼ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.9% → 27.9%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.6% → 66.8%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.8% ±4.3 pp
Carpool2.7% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home27.9% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 11,430 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,793± 1,273 MOE
Workers age 16+11,430± 734 MOE
Workers with travel time8,239± 692 MOE
Estimated home workers3,191± 479 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.