ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6700422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Santa Paula, California

Mean one-way trip27.5 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.7%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute27.7 min → 27.5 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.1% → 4.7%▲ 1.7 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.2%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 74.9%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±3.0 pp
Carpool16.3% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk2.7% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home4.7% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 14,253 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,376± 31 MOE
Workers age 16+14,253± 690 MOE
Workers with travel time13,577± 662 MOE
Estimated home workers676± 195 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.