ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530612024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Snohomish County, Washington

Mean one-way trip30.8 min±0.6 min MOE
Worked from home20.0%±0.6 pp MOE
Drove alone65.0%±0.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute32.0 min → 30.8 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.6% → 20.0%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit4.3% → 2.8%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.9% → 65.0%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.0% ±0.8 pp
Carpool9.1% ±0.5 pp
Public transit2.8% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.0% ±0.6 pp

Each share uses 426,375 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

70thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 500k+ population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate844,430± — MOE
Workers age 16+426,375± 2,936 MOE
Workers with travel time341,020± 3,471 MOE
Estimated home workers85,355± 2,503 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.