ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kittitas County, Washington

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.3%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 commute22.6 min → 23.3 min▲ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.5% → 13.8%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.5%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.4% → 70.5%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.3 pp
Walk5.4% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle1.2% ±0.6 pp
Work from home13.8% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 22,549 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate47,172± — MOE
Workers age 16+22,549± 701 MOE
Workers with travel time19,447± 809 MOE
Estimated home workers3,102± 420 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.