ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6533222024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oceanside, California

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home16.0%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone70.3%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute30.1 min → 28.7 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.0% → 16.0%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.8%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.8% → 70.3%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.3% ±1.6 pp
Carpool7.7% ±0.9 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.0% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 86,697 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate172,242± 131 MOE
Workers age 16+86,697± 1,689 MOE
Workers with travel time72,787± 1,924 MOE
Estimated home workers13,910± 1,096 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.