What is the average commute in Lincoln County, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Lincoln County, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lincoln County, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Lincoln County, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.4 min one way; 13.0% worked from home, 71.6% drove alone, and 13.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Lincoln County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed -2.2 percentage points.

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 Lincoln County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.6%; 0.1% used public transit and 13.0% worked from home.

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

How Lincoln County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 63th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

63^thMean commute percentile

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

90^thWork-from-home percentile

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

48^thTransit percentile

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

79^th60+ 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 Lincoln County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,464 workers age 16+, including 3,882 workers with reported travel time and 582 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Lincoln County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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