ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6626442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rolling Hills Estates, California

Mean one-way trip27.2 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home27.8%±6.0 pp MOE
Drove alone66.5%±9.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute31.1 min → 27.2 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.8% → 27.8%▲ 10.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.0% → 66.5%▼ 9.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.5% ±9.9 pp
Carpool4.4% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.8 pp
Work from home27.8% ±6.0 pp

Each share uses 3,252 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

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

40thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,131± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+3,252± 366 MOE
Workers with travel time2,349± 227 MOE
Estimated home workers903± 220 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.