What is the average commute in Asotin County, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 15.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Asotin County, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 10.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Asotin County, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Asotin County, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 15.3 min one way; 10.9% worked from home, 80.3% drove alone, and 3.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip15.3 min±1.7 min MOE

Worked from home10.9%±2.5 pp MOE

Drove alone80.3%±2.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.2%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 Asotin County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute16.1 min → 15.3 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 10.9%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.5%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 80.3%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Asotin County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.3%; 0.5% used public transit and 10.9% worked from home.

Drive alone80.3% ±2.2 pp

Carpool5.5% ±1.5 pp

Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp

Walk2.1% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp

Work from home10.9% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 9,280 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Asotin County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 7th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

7^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

81^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

82^thTransit percentile

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

8^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Asotin County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 9,280 workers age 16+, including 8,272 workers with reported travel time and 1,008 home workers.

Population estimate22,467± — MOE

Workers age 16+9,280± 472 MOE

Workers with travel time8,272± 438 MOE

Estimated home workers1,008± 236 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 Washington commute records for Asotin County

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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