ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6842002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Covina, California

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.6%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 commute33.5 min → 32.9 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 13.2%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.0% → 71.1%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±1.5 pp
Carpool11.7% ±1.4 pp
Public transit2.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home13.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 49,819 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate107,037± 66 MOE
Workers age 16+49,819± 1,262 MOE
Workers with travel time43,222± 1,236 MOE
Estimated home workers6,597± 623 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.