ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6632182024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rowland Heights, California

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.0%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 → 32.9 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 14.4%▲ 6.0 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.7%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 68.7%▼ 8.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±2.5 pp
Carpool13.0% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.4% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 21,341 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.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate45,911± 1,991 MOE
Workers age 16+21,341± 1,090 MOE
Workers with travel time18,270± 1,083 MOE
Estimated home workers3,071± 401 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.