ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6423702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Loma Linda, California

Mean one-way trip19.6 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.2%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute21.3 min → 19.6 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.3% → 13.6%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.0%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.5% → 67.2%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.2% ±4.2 pp
Carpool9.5% ±3.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk7.4% ±2.4 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±1.0 pp
Work from home13.6% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 12,129 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,122± 37 MOE
Workers age 16+12,129± 609 MOE
Workers with travel time10,483± 751 MOE
Estimated home workers1,646± 433 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.