ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

San Juan County, Washington

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

9thMean commute percentile

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

99thWork-from-home percentile

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

90thTransit percentile

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

19th60+ 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 the shares

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.