What is the average commute in West Athens CDP, California?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 25.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in West Athens CDP, California work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 14.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CA · GEOID 6841162024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Athens, California

Name: Commute estimates for West Athens CDP, California
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 25.8 min one way; 14.7% worked from home, 66.7% drove alone, and 11.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±6.0 min MOE

Worked from home14.7%±5.8 pp MOE

Drove alone66.7%±9.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.1%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 West Athens CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.6 min → 25.8 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.0% → 14.7%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit3.2% → 4.7%▲ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.5% → 66.7%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How West Athens CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.7%; 4.7% used public transit and 14.7% worked from home.

Drive alone66.7% ±9.5 pp

Carpool6.9% ±3.3 pp

Public transit4.7% ±2.9 pp

Walk1.7% ±1.7 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home14.7% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 3,357 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How West Athens CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 56th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

56^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind West Athens CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,357 workers age 16+, including 2,862 workers with reported travel time and 495 home workers.

Population estimate8,726± 1,076 MOE

Workers age 16+3,357± 407 MOE

Workers with travel time2,862± 418 MOE

Estimated home workers495± 203 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable California commute records for West Athens CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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