What is the average commute in San Juan County, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 15.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 22.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 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 530552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Juan County, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for San Juan County, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 15.8 min one way; 22.7% worked from home, 60.2% drove alone, and 4.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip15.8 min±1.4 min MOE

Worked from home22.7%±2.2 pp MOE

Drove alone60.2%±2.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.5%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 San Juan County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +5.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute16.1 min → 15.8 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.4% → 22.7%▲ 5.3 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.9%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.2% → 60.2%▼ 4.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How San Juan County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 60.2%; 0.9% used public transit and 22.7% worked from home.

Drive alone60.2% ±2.8 pp

Carpool7.6% ±1.2 pp

Public transit0.9% ±0.3 pp

Walk5.8% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.8% ±0.3 pp

Work from home22.7% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 8,132 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How San Juan County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 9th percentile among covered under 25k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

9^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

99^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

90^thTransit percentile

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

19^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind San Juan County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,132 workers age 16+, including 6,284 workers with reported travel time and 1,848 home workers.

Population estimate18,478± — MOE

Workers age 16+8,132± 198 MOE

Workers with travel time6,284± 262 MOE

Estimated home workers1,848± 188 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 San Juan 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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