ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6511822024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Newport Beach, California

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home28.9%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone63.0%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute25.5 min → 22.9 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.7% → 28.9%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.8% → 63.0%▼ 8.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.0% ±2.4 pp
Carpool4.5% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home28.9% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 42,123 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.

34thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

10thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,845± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+42,123± 1,395 MOE
Workers with travel time29,959± 1,321 MOE
Estimated home workers12,164± 1,033 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.