ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6736962024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), California

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone76.7%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute27.0 min → 26.2 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 10.6%▲ 3.1 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.1%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 76.7%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.7% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.9 pp
Work from home10.6% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 15,561 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,969± 2,236 MOE
Workers age 16+15,561± 1,131 MOE
Workers with travel time13,908± 992 MOE
Estimated home workers1,653± 343 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.