ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6531162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oak Park, California

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±7.3 min MOE
Worked from home30.6%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone61.7%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip17.2%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 commute33.4 min → 31.1 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.6% → 30.6%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.9% → 61.7%▼ 13.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone61.7% ±7.5 pp
Carpool4.6% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home30.6% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 6,612 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.

81thMean commute percentile

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

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

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

91th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,757± 1,242 MOE
Workers age 16+6,612± 582 MOE
Workers with travel time4,588± 632 MOE
Estimated home workers2,024± 358 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.