ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6392202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Laguna Hills, California

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±4.4 min MOE
Worked from home22.2%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone65.0%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.1%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 commute24.5 min → 27.4 min▲ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.1% → 22.2%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.2%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.7% → 65.0%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.0% ±3.6 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home22.2% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 15,556 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 25k–100k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,740± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+15,556± 687 MOE
Workers with travel time12,109± 685 MOE
Estimated home workers3,447± 528 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.