What is the average commute in Manhattan Beach city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Manhattan Beach city, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 39.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6454002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manhattan Beach, California

Name: Commute estimates for Manhattan Beach city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.0 min one way; 39.1% worked from home, 51.4% drove alone, and 11.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±3.7 min MOE

Worked from home39.1%±4.1 pp MOE

Drove alone51.4%±3.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.9%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 Manhattan Beach city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute31.6 min → 28.0 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.7% → 39.1%▲ 12.4 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.7%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.8% → 51.4%▼ 11.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Manhattan Beach city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 51.4%; 0.7% used public transit and 39.1% worked from home.

Drive alone51.4% ±3.5 pp

Carpool3.3% ±1.3 pp

Public transit0.7% ±0.4 pp

Walk3.8% ±2.4 pp

Bicycle0.7% ±0.5 pp

Work from home39.1% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 16,206 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Manhattan Beach city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 66th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

66^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

100^thWork-from-home percentile

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

43^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Manhattan Beach city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,206 workers age 16+, including 9,868 workers with reported travel time and 6,338 home workers.

Population estimate34,210± 34 MOE

Workers age 16+16,206± 771 MOE

Workers with travel time9,868± 950 MOE

Estimated home workers6,338± 727 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Manhattan Beach city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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