ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6813442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Upland, California

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone71.2%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.9%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 commute31.0 min → 31.1 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 13.8%▲ 4.5 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 1.9%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.5% → 71.2%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.2% ±2.0 pp
Carpool10.0% ±1.4 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.8% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 39,295 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate79,257± 70 MOE
Workers age 16+39,295± 1,155 MOE
Workers with travel time33,888± 1,168 MOE
Estimated home workers5,407± 648 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.