ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6661402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Fernando, California

Mean one-way trip29.8 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.3%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.1%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 commute30.3 min → 29.8 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 5.3%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 2.9%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 77.1%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.1% ±4.5 pp
Carpool11.9% ±2.3 pp
Public transit2.9% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 11,751 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

15thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,632± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+11,751± 624 MOE
Workers with travel time11,124± 621 MOE
Estimated home workers627± 188 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.