ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6491382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Moorpark, California

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home19.4%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone70.7%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%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 commute27.8 min → 28.5 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 19.4%▲ 6.9 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.6%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 70.7%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.7% ±2.5 pp
Carpool7.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.4% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 17,795 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.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate35,854± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+17,795± 733 MOE
Workers with travel time14,336± 703 MOE
Estimated home workers3,459± 440 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.