ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6488442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montecito, California

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home33.9%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone48.3%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute17.8 min → 18.4 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.0% → 33.9%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 1.3%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone52.6% → 48.3%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone48.3% ±5.0 pp
Carpool3.7% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.1 pp
Walk8.7% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±1.1 pp
Work from home33.9% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 3,164 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,031± 666 MOE
Workers age 16+3,164± 310 MOE
Workers with travel time2,091± 253 MOE
Estimated home workers1,073± 223 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.