ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6595142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home28.3%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone64.0%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.1%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 commute34.8 min → 32.8 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.7% → 28.3%▲ 10.6 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 1.3%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 64.0%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.0% ±3.3 pp
Carpool3.9% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home28.3% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 16,362 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,864± 57 MOE
Workers age 16+16,362± 774 MOE
Workers with travel time11,732± 760 MOE
Estimated home workers4,630± 569 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.