ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530592024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Skamania County, Washington

Mean one-way trip32.9 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.4%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone70.6%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.9%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 commute29.8 min → 32.9 min▲ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 17.4%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.6%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.5% → 70.6%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.6% ±4.3 pp
Carpool6.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.9% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home17.4% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 5,589 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% 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.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,402± — MOE
Workers age 16+5,589± 231 MOE
Workers with travel time4,617± 271 MOE
Estimated home workers972± 143 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.