ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Douglas County, Washington

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute20.5 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

16thMean commute percentile

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

53thWork-from-home percentile

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

95thTransit percentile

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

9th60+ 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 the shares

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.