ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Adams County, Washington

Mean one-way trip22.2 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.0%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone68.6%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute20.7 min → 22.2 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 6.0%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 68.6%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.6% ±4.0 pp
Carpool17.7% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk4.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.0% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 8,063 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.

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,800± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,063± 299 MOE
Workers with travel time7,577± 327 MOE
Estimated home workers486± 136 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.