ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6488162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montebello, California

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home10.9%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone70.3%±2.0 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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute32.9 min → 31.0 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.2% → 10.9%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 2.9%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 70.3%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.3% ±2.0 pp
Carpool12.6% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home10.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 28,418 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ 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 the shares

Population estimate61,045± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+28,418± 1,063 MOE
Workers with travel time25,334± 1,068 MOE
Estimated home workers3,084± 481 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.