ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6567002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Perris, California

Mean one-way trip37.1 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.1%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 commute36.1 min → 37.1 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 5.7%▲ 2.8 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 79.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±2.5 pp
Carpool11.5% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 35,001 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate80,511± 83 MOE
Workers age 16+35,001± 1,136 MOE
Workers with travel time32,996± 1,212 MOE
Estimated home workers2,005± 399 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.