ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6841442024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Carson, California

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home12.8%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone74.9%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.9%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 commute26.6 min → 26.7 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.9% → 12.8%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit1.7% → 1.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 74.9%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.9% ±5.6 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.8% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 10,558 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.

61thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thTransit percentile

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

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,143± 1,751 MOE
Workers age 16+10,558± 1,052 MOE
Workers with travel time9,209± 1,060 MOE
Estimated home workers1,349± 307 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.