ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Skagit County, Washington

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home12.2%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone74.6%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 commute26.1 min → 26.4 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.8% → 12.2%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.6%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 74.6%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.6% ±1.5 pp
Carpool9.5% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.2% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 57,683 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate131,328± — MOE
Workers age 16+57,683± 940 MOE
Workers with travel time50,629± 942 MOE
Estimated home workers7,054± 647 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.