ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6548062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pacifica, California

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±1.9 min MOE
Worked from home23.6%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 → 27.2 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.8% → 23.6%▲ 8.8 pp

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

Public transit7.9% → 3.8%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.8% → 62.1%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±2.9 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.4 pp
Public transit3.8% ±1.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home23.6% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 19,902 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,261± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+19,902± 635 MOE
Workers with travel time15,208± 638 MOE
Estimated home workers4,694± 513 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.