ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6444202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lucerne Valley, California

Mean one-way trip39.2 min±15.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone63.5%±19.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip24.1%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 commute45.4 min → 39.2 min▼ 6.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 4.0%▼ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.2%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 63.5%▼ 13.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.5% ±19.6 pp
Carpool27.9% ±11.2 pp
Public transit1.2% ±3.3 pp
Walk0.0% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle3.5% ±5.1 pp
Work from home4.0% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 1,617 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,957± 880 MOE
Workers age 16+1,617± 379 MOE
Workers with travel time1,553± 366 MOE
Estimated home workers64± 54 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.