ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530312024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Jefferson County, Washington

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home23.7%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone60.9%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute23.9 min → 21.3 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.8% → 23.7%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit1.6% → 0.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.5% → 60.9%▼ 6.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.9% ±3.5 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.6 pp
Walk4.6% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.4 pp
Work from home23.7% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 12,194 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.

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

100thWork-from-home percentile

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

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate33,577± — MOE
Workers age 16+12,194± 471 MOE
Workers with travel time9,303± 492 MOE
Estimated home workers2,891± 402 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.