ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kitsap County, Washington

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.0%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.3%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.7%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 commute29.4 min → 28.4 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 16.0%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit7.4% → 5.2%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.2% → 63.3%▼ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.3% ±1.3 pp
Carpool9.2% ±0.7 pp
Public transit5.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.1% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.1 pp
Work from home16.0% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 133,025 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate277,881± — MOE
Workers age 16+133,025± 1,473 MOE
Workers with travel time111,753± 1,601 MOE
Estimated home workers21,272± 1,016 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.