ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6493622024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Morro Bay, California

Mean one-way trip19.7 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home21.7%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone68.8%±9.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.2%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 commute21.8 min → 19.7 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.2% → 21.7%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.4%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.5% → 68.8%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.8% ±9.9 pp
Carpool6.9% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.9 pp
Work from home21.7% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 4,584 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.

19thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,692± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+4,584± 432 MOE
Workers with travel time3,589± 524 MOE
Estimated home workers995± 315 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.