ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6458062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marina del Rey, California

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±12.7 min MOE
Worked from home55.0%±9.5 pp MOE
Drove alone40.2%±10.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.3%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 commute31.1 min → 32.4 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home30.5% → 55.0%▲ 24.5 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.6%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.9% → 40.2%▼ 18.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone40.2% ±10.7 pp
Carpool2.5% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.6% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home55.0% ±9.5 pp

Each share uses 7,007 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,176± 1,594 MOE
Workers age 16+7,007± 1,182 MOE
Workers with travel time3,151± 855 MOE
Estimated home workers3,856± 932 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.