ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6486482024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monrovia, California

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home18.0%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone67.6%±3.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.3%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 commute31.2 min → 30.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 18.0%▲ 6.6 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 2.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 67.6%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.6% ±3.2 pp
Carpool8.6% ±2.1 pp
Public transit2.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.0% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 18,610 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.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,571± 63 MOE
Workers age 16+18,610± 772 MOE
Workers with travel time15,252± 812 MOE
Estimated home workers3,358± 457 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.