ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Washington

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home8.1%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±2.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute21.3 min → 22.4 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.0% → 8.1%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.7%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.5% → 76.5%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±2.7 pp
Carpool12.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home8.1% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 43,576 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate98,902± — MOE
Workers age 16+43,576± 1,197 MOE
Workers with travel time40,040± 1,294 MOE
Estimated home workers3,536± 451 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.