ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pacific County, Washington

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home16.5%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone63.5%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute22.7 min → 23.2 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.2% → 16.5%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.6%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.5% → 63.5%▼ 6.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.5% ±2.1 pp
Carpool11.6% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk5.3% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home16.5% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 9,120 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.

43thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 57% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,994± — MOE
Workers age 16+9,120± 514 MOE
Workers with travel time7,619± 513 MOE
Estimated home workers1,501± 232 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.