What is the average commute in Sierra Madre city, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Sierra Madre city, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6718062024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sierra Madre, California

Name: Commute estimates for Sierra Madre city, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.9 min one way; 24.3% worked from home, 65.1% drove alone, and 10.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±5.5 min MOE

Worked from home24.3%±5.9 pp MOE

Drove alone65.1%±5.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.4%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 Sierra Madre city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.6 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute29.2 min → 27.9 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.7% → 24.3%▲ 4.6 pp

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

Public transit5.4% → 2.7%▼ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.3% → 65.1%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Sierra Madre city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.1%; 2.7% used public transit and 24.3% worked from home.

Drive alone65.1% ±5.9 pp

Carpool4.3% ±3.1 pp

Public transit2.7% ±3.8 pp

Walk0.9% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.5 pp

Work from home24.3% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 5,912 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Sierra Madre city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 67th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

67^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83^thTransit percentile

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

72^th60+ 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 Sierra Madre city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 5,912 workers age 16+, including 4,475 workers with reported travel time and 1,437 home workers.

Population estimate10,940± 25 MOE

Workers age 16+5,912± 518 MOE

Workers with travel time4,475± 612 MOE

Estimated home workers1,437± 373 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for Sierra Madre city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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