ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6492702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Moreno Valley, California

Mean one-way trip35.5 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home8.0%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.6%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 commute36.2 min → 35.5 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 8.0%▲ 2.9 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 75.4%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±1.1 pp
Carpool13.7% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.0% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 94,795 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

11thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 89% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

37thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 63% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate211,666± 83 MOE
Workers age 16+94,795± 2,112 MOE
Workers with travel time87,244± 2,086 MOE
Estimated home workers7,551± 691 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.