ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ferry County, Washington

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.7%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.8%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 commute24.9 min → 21.3 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.9% → 14.4%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.5% → 63.7%▲ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.7% ±4.7 pp
Carpool11.0% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.6 pp
Walk8.0% ±4.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home14.4% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 2,320 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,387± — MOE
Workers age 16+2,320± 193 MOE
Workers with travel time1,985± 200 MOE
Estimated home workers335± 113 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.