What is the average commute in Ladera Ranch CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Ladera Ranch CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 27.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6391142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ladera Ranch, California

Name: Commute estimates for Ladera Ranch CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.2 min one way; 27.9% worked from home, 66.8% drove alone, and 7.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Ladera Ranch CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.1 percentage points.

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 Ladera Ranch CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.8%; 0.4% used public transit and 27.9% worked from home.

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

How Ladera Ranch CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 63th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

63^thMean commute percentile

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

93^thWork-from-home percentile

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

51^thTransit percentile

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

57^th60+ 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 Ladera Ranch CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,430 workers age 16+, including 8,239 workers with reported travel time and 3,191 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Ladera Ranch CDP

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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