ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6844102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Hollywood, California

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±3.1 min MOE
Worked from home31.3%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone54.1%±4.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute28.2 min → 27.1 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.3% → 31.3%▲ 10.9 pp

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

Public transit4.3% → 3.2%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.0% → 54.1%▼ 8.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.1% ±4.8 pp
Carpool2.5% ±1.2 pp
Public transit3.2% ±1.6 pp
Walk5.9% ±1.8 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.6 pp
Work from home31.3% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 22,708 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate34,884± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+22,708± 1,115 MOE
Workers with travel time15,610± 1,122 MOE
Estimated home workers7,098± 727 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.