ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6781202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Temecula, California

Mean one-way trip36.3 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home19.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone70.0%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip25.2%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute36.6 min → 36.3 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 19.2%▲ 6.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 70.0%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.0% ±2.5 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.2% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 52,471 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.

97thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate111,167± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+52,471± 1,810 MOE
Workers with travel time42,418± 1,657 MOE
Estimated home workers10,053± 806 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.