ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6595502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rancho San Diego, California

Mean one-way trip28.2 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.6%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone78.1%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.3%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 commute30.6 min → 28.2 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 12.6%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 78.1%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.1% ±4.2 pp
Carpool5.6% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.6% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 9,596 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% 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.

48th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,272± 1,484 MOE
Workers age 16+9,596± 886 MOE
Workers with travel time8,388± 808 MOE
Estimated home workers1,208± 278 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.