ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6489142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Monterey Park, California

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home17.6%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone63.9%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.8%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 commute30.2 min → 28.4 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 17.6%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 2.6%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.1% → 63.9%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.9% ±2.3 pp
Carpool12.3% ±2.1 pp
Public transit2.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home17.6% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 27,347 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate59,132± 128 MOE
Workers age 16+27,347± 1,095 MOE
Workers with travel time22,527± 1,039 MOE
Estimated home workers4,820± 523 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.