ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6578252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pleasure Point, California

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±7.8 min MOE
Worked from home26.1%±8.9 pp MOE
Drove alone63.1%±13.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.9%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 commute26.1 min → 22.9 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.8% → 26.1%▲ 10.3 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.0%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 63.1%▼ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.1% ±13.0 pp
Carpool4.4% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle3.2% ±1.8 pp
Work from home26.1% ±8.9 pp

Each share uses 3,210 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% 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.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,489± 619 MOE
Workers age 16+3,210± 600 MOE
Workers with travel time2,372± 556 MOE
Estimated home workers838± 327 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.