ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6650842024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Clemente, California

Mean one-way trip28.6 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home22.8%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone68.7%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute29.9 min → 28.6 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.6% → 22.8%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.1%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.7% → 68.7%▼ 5.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.7% ±2.7 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home22.8% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 30,221 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate63,273± 58 MOE
Workers age 16+30,221± 904 MOE
Workers with travel time23,328± 974 MOE
Estimated home workers6,893± 678 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.