ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6391782024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Laguna Beach, California

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home36.4%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone54.8%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.8%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 commute27.0 min → 29.0 min▲ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home28.1% → 36.4%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.9% → 54.8%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.8% ±3.6 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.6 pp
Work from home36.4% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 11,185 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,710± 62 MOE
Workers age 16+11,185± 552 MOE
Workers with travel time7,117± 501 MOE
Estimated home workers4,068± 536 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.