ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6593462024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ramona, California

Mean one-way trip35.4 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.4%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.2%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 commute32.4 min → 35.4 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 11.9%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 78.4%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.4% ±4.7 pp
Carpool7.1% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.9% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 11,112 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.

93thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

46thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 54% 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 estimate22,634± 1,941 MOE
Workers age 16+11,112± 1,205 MOE
Workers with travel time9,785± 1,098 MOE
Estimated home workers1,327± 425 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.