ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6525262024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norwalk, California

Mean one-way trip29.5 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home7.9%±0.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.6%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 commute30.7 min → 29.5 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 7.9%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.7%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.5% → 74.8%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool11.7% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.9% ±0.9 pp

Each share uses 47,563 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate99,789± 84 MOE
Workers age 16+47,563± 1,241 MOE
Workers with travel time43,809± 1,310 MOE
Estimated home workers3,754± 445 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.