ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6844382024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Westlake Village, California

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.1 min one way; 30.5% worked from home, 65.1% drove alone, and 12.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home30.5%±8.6 pp MOE
Drove alone65.1%±7.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.9%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 Westlake Village city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute27.1 min → 23.1 min▼ 4.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home21.6% → 30.5%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.7% → 65.1%▼ 5.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Westlake Village city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.1%; 0.0% used public transit and 30.5% worked from home.

Drive alone65.1% ±7.0 pp
Carpool1.1% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home30.5% ±8.6 pp

Each share uses 3,459 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Westlake Village city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 39th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

39thMean commute percentile

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

95thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Westlake Village city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,459 workers age 16+, including 2,403 workers with reported travel time and 1,056 home workers.

Population estimate7,743± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+3,459± 338 MOE
Workers with travel time2,403± 335 MOE
Estimated home workers1,056± 315 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 Westlake Village city

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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