ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6856142024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Willowbrook, California

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone68.3%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.2%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 commute34.4 min → 33.1 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 9.4%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 2.8%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.9% → 68.3%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.3% ±3.4 pp
Carpool14.6% ±3.6 pp
Public transit2.8% ±1.3 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.4% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 9,028 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,681± 1,636 MOE
Workers age 16+9,028± 791 MOE
Workers with travel time8,180± 766 MOE
Estimated home workers848± 304 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.