What is the average commute in Montclair city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 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 6487882024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montclair, California

Name: Commute estimates for Montclair city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.2 min one way; 6.5% worked from home, 75.4% drove alone, and 12.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.2 min±2.6 min MOE

Worked from home6.5%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone75.4%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.2%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 Montclair city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.9 min → 30.2 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 6.5%▲ 1.3 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 0.9%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 75.4%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Montclair city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 75.4%; 0.9% used public transit and 6.5% worked from home.

Drive alone75.4% ±2.7 pp

Carpool13.4% ±2.6 pp

Public transit0.9% ±0.5 pp

Walk2.2% ±1.8 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp

Work from home6.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 16,430 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Montclair city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 79th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

79^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

50^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Montclair city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 16,430 workers age 16+, including 15,366 workers with reported travel time and 1,064 home workers.

Population estimate37,810± 61 MOE

Workers age 16+16,430± 938 MOE

Workers with travel time15,366± 901 MOE

Estimated home workers1,064± 286 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 Montclair 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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