ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chelan County, Washington

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.6%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone72.5%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute19.8 min → 20.2 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 9.6%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 2.1%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 72.5%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.5% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.7 pp
Public transit2.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk3.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.6% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 35,993 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.

17thMean commute percentile

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

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate80,172± — MOE
Workers age 16+35,993± 969 MOE
Workers with travel time32,549± 995 MOE
Estimated home workers3,444± 532 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.