What is the average commute in Oak Park CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Oak Park CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 30.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.7 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6531162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oak Park, California

Name: Commute estimates for Oak Park CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.1 min one way; 30.6% worked from home, 61.7% drove alone, and 17.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Oak Park CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.0 percentage points.

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 Oak Park CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.7%; 0.3% used public transit and 30.6% worked from home.

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

How Oak Park CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

81^thMean commute percentile

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

95^thWork-from-home percentile

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

48^thTransit percentile

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

91^th60+ 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 Oak Park CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,612 workers age 16+, including 4,588 workers with reported travel time and 2,024 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Oak Park CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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