ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6731672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Monrovia Island, California

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.5 min one way; 7.5% worked from home, 77.3% drove alone, and 11.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.5 min±6.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.5%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±7.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 South Monrovia Island CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.2 min → 25.5 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.0% → 7.5%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 2.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.7% → 77.3%▲ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Monrovia Island CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 77.3%; 2.1% used public transit and 7.5% worked from home.

Drive alone77.3% ±7.1 pp
Carpool8.8% ±3.3 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home7.5% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,089 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Monrovia Island CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 54th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

54thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Monrovia Island CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,089 workers age 16+, including 2,857 workers with reported travel time and 232 home workers.

Population estimate6,830± 794 MOE
Workers age 16+3,089± 448 MOE
Workers with travel time2,857± 423 MOE
Estimated home workers232± 131 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 South Monrovia Island CDP

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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