ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CA · GEOID 6868322024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Yorba Linda, California

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home21.1%±2.3 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute32.3 min → 31.0 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 21.1%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 70.5%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±2.2 pp
Carpool5.5% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.2 pp
Work from home21.1% ±2.3 pp

Each share uses 30,714 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

31thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 69% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate67,170± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+30,714± 1,068 MOE
Workers with travel time24,236± 1,047 MOE
Estimated home workers6,478± 735 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.