What is the average commute in Douglas County, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 20.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 8.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 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 530172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas County, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Douglas County, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 20.1 min one way; 8.5% worked from home, 76.1% drove alone, and 3.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip20.1 min±1.4 min MOE

Worked from home8.5%±1.7 pp MOE

Drove alone76.1%±3.1 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.8%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 Douglas County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.5 min → 20.1 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.3% → 8.5%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.3%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.0% → 76.1%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Douglas County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.1%; 1.3% used public transit and 8.5% worked from home.

Drive alone76.1% ±3.1 pp

Carpool8.4% ±1.7 pp

Public transit1.3% ±1.0 pp

Walk1.4% ±0.7 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp

Work from home8.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 20,760 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Douglas County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 16th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

16^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

53^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

9^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Douglas County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 20,760 workers age 16+, including 18,996 workers with reported travel time and 1,764 home workers.

Population estimate44,366± — MOE

Workers age 16+20,760± 670 MOE

Workers with travel time18,996± 696 MOE

Estimated home workers1,764± 355 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 Douglas 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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