ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6732202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Pasadena, California

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.9 min one way; 29.9% worked from home, 58.9% drove alone, and 12.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home29.9%±4.1 pp MOE
Drove alone58.9%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 Pasadena city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.6 percentage points.

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

Mean commute31.4 min → 29.9 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.4% → 29.9%▲ 12.6 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 3.6%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.6% → 58.9%▼ 9.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Pasadena city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 58.9%; 3.6% used public transit and 29.9% worked from home.

Drive alone58.9% ±4.3 pp
Carpool5.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit3.6% ±1.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home29.9% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 13,874 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Pasadena city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 77th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Pasadena city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 13,874 workers age 16+, including 9,724 workers with reported travel time and 4,150 home workers.

Population estimate26,068± 47 MOE
Workers age 16+13,874± 591 MOE
Workers with travel time9,724± 690 MOE
Estimated home workers4,150± 601 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 Pasadena 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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