ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6781382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Temescal Valley, California

Mean one-way trip42.6 min±5.9 min MOE
Worked from home17.4%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±5.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip27.9%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 commute44.9 min → 42.6 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 17.4%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.3%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.8% → 73.7%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±5.0 pp
Carpool6.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.4% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 12,886 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.

100thMean commute percentile

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

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

25thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

99th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,069± 1,987 MOE
Workers age 16+12,886± 905 MOE
Workers with travel time10,639± 900 MOE
Estimated home workers2,247± 392 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.