ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530472024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Okanogan County, Washington

Mean one-way trip18.4 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone60.8%±4.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.2%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 commute19.3 min → 18.4 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 16.2%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 2.6%▲ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.5% → 60.8%▼ 9.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.8% ±4.0 pp
Carpool13.7% ±2.7 pp
Public transit2.6% ±2.6 pp
Walk4.8% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.2% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 18,309 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.

8thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

25th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 75% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,425± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,309± 611 MOE
Workers with travel time15,344± 1,031 MOE
Estimated home workers2,965± 735 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.