ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6394442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Arrowhead, California

Mean one-way trip37.0 min±8.9 min MOE
Worked from home21.1%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.3%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip28.6%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 commute33.4 min → 37.0 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.7% → 21.1%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.4% → 74.3%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.3% ±5.1 pp
Carpool2.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home21.1% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 4,585 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,639± 1,154 MOE
Workers age 16+4,585± 664 MOE
Workers with travel time3,619± 576 MOE
Estimated home workers966± 291 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.