ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6650002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Bernardino, California

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.5%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 commute28.9 min → 29.7 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.7% → 6.2%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 1.2%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 76.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±1.2 pp
Carpool13.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.2% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 94,514 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate222,724± 72 MOE
Workers age 16+94,514± 2,098 MOE
Workers with travel time88,660± 2,087 MOE
Estimated home workers5,854± 665 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.