ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6820862024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Vandenberg Village, California

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.3%±9.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.2%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 commute23.4 min → 22.2 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 11.9%▲ 2.7 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.2% → 79.3%▲ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.3% ±9.6 pp
Carpool5.0% ±4.1 pp
Public transit1.2% ±2.1 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home11.9% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 2,830 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,776± 865 MOE
Workers age 16+2,830± 508 MOE
Workers with travel time2,494± 495 MOE
Estimated home workers336± 121 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.