ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6670422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Gabriel, California

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute30.1 min → 28.4 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 13.0%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.1%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 72.5%▼ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±1.9 pp
Carpool9.8% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.0% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle1.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home13.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 18,633 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55thTransit percentile

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

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate38,392± 84 MOE
Workers age 16+18,633± 700 MOE
Workers with travel time16,213± 697 MOE
Estimated home workers2,420± 322 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.