ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grays Harbor County, Washington

Mean one-way trip24.3 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone75.7%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute25.8 min → 24.3 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 10.3%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.2%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.0% → 75.7%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.7% ±1.9 pp
Carpool7.2% ±1.5 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.7 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.3% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 29,091 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% 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.

74th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate77,053± — MOE
Workers age 16+29,091± 891 MOE
Workers with travel time26,092± 906 MOE
Estimated home workers2,999± 406 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.