What is the average commute in South Whittier CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in South Whittier CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 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 6734302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Whittier, California

Name: Commute estimates for South Whittier CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.3 min one way; 8.1% worked from home, 74.9% drove alone, and 13.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±2.7 min MOE

Worked from home8.1%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone74.9%±1.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip13.1%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 Whittier CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute32.3 min → 31.3 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 8.1%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 74.9%▼ 6.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Whittier CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 74.9%; 1.0% used public transit and 8.1% worked from home.

Drive alone74.9% ±1.3 pp

Carpool13.1% ±1.9 pp

Public transit1.0% ±0.5 pp

Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp

Work from home8.1% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 27,337 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Whittier CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 84th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

84^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

19^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Whittier CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 27,337 workers age 16+, including 25,120 workers with reported travel time and 2,217 home workers.

Population estimate55,650± 2,504 MOE

Workers age 16+27,337± 1,625 MOE

Workers with travel time25,120± 1,538 MOE

Estimated home workers2,217± 378 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 Whittier 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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