ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Maine

Mean one-way trip21.6 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.6%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute21.5 min → 21.6 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 9.7%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.3% → 75.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.6% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk4.2% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.7% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 12,524 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate31,331± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,524± 274 MOE
Workers with travel time11,307± 290 MOE
Estimated home workers1,217± 163 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.