ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, Washington

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.0%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute25.5 min → 26.4 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.3% → 13.0%▼ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.0% → 71.6%▲ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±2.5 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk4.9% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.0% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 4,464 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,489± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,464± 202 MOE
Workers with travel time3,882± 205 MOE
Estimated home workers582± 141 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.