ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6595032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rancho Mission Viejo, California

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home35.5%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone55.3%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 → 29.0 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.3% → 35.5%▲ 9.2 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.5% → 55.3%▼ 8.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.3% ±6.3 pp
Carpool8.9% ±5.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.6 pp
Work from home35.5% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 5,539 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% 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.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,971± 1,063 MOE
Workers age 16+5,539± 742 MOE
Workers with travel time3,574± 605 MOE
Estimated home workers1,965± 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.