ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6809942024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Twentynine Palms, California

Mean one-way trip15.9 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.8%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone65.5%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute14.8 min → 15.9 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 8.8%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.4%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.1% → 65.5%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.5% ±3.9 pp
Carpool10.4% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.4 pp
Walk13.5% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.8% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 14,841 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.

4thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 96% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thTransit percentile

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

38th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,355± 56 MOE
Workers age 16+14,841± 769 MOE
Workers with travel time13,529± 795 MOE
Estimated home workers1,312± 277 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.