ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6534762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ojai, California

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home26.7%±8.1 pp MOE
Drove alone59.9%±8.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.9%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 commute26.3 min → 21.6 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.2% → 26.7%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.7%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.0% → 59.9%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone59.9% ±8.7 pp
Carpool2.8% ±2.5 pp
Public transit1.7% ±2.0 pp
Walk4.6% ±3.4 pp
Bicycle3.6% ±2.9 pp
Work from home26.7% ±8.1 pp

Each share uses 3,425 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.

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,577± 22 MOE
Workers age 16+3,425± 274 MOE
Workers with travel time2,512± 328 MOE
Estimated home workers913± 287 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.