ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6541202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orcutt, California

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.7%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.6%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 commute22.0 min → 22.1 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 8.7%▲ 0.6 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.8%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 78.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±3.5 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.8% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.8 pp
Work from home8.7% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 14,377 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% 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.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,454± 1,864 MOE
Workers age 16+14,377± 894 MOE
Workers with travel time13,131± 882 MOE
Estimated home workers1,246± 246 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.