ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6553802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Palos Verdes Estates, California

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home26.1%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone70.0%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.9%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 commute33.5 min → 31.9 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.7% → 26.1%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 70.0%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.0% ±4.6 pp
Carpool2.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home26.1% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 5,018 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% 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.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,925± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+5,018± 372 MOE
Workers with travel time3,706± 364 MOE
Estimated home workers1,312± 268 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.