ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6741302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stevenson Ranch, California

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home26.3%±4.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.6%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.7%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 commute35.9 min → 36.3 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home18.1% → 26.3%▲ 8.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.5%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 65.6%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.6% ±3.5 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home26.3% ±4.5 pp

Each share uses 8,947 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

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

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,990± 1,919 MOE
Workers age 16+8,947± 825 MOE
Workers with travel time6,594± 643 MOE
Estimated home workers2,353± 456 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.