ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6500762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Murrieta, California

Mean one-way trip37.4 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip27.5%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 commute35.9 min → 37.4 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 16.8%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.3% → 72.2%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±2.7 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 50,151 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.

98thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate112,064± 62 MOE
Workers age 16+50,151± 1,514 MOE
Workers with travel time41,714± 1,637 MOE
Estimated home workers8,437± 829 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.