ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stevens County, Washington

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.3 min one way; 11.1% worked from home, 76.9% drove alone, and 10.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip29.3 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.1%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.9%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.5%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 Stevens County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.0 min → 29.3 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 11.1%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.0%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 76.9%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Stevens County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 76.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 11.1% worked from home.

Drive alone76.9% ±1.9 pp
Carpool8.8% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.1% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 17,989 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Stevens County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Stevens County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,989 workers age 16+, including 15,985 workers with reported travel time and 2,004 home workers.

Population estimate48,067± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,989± 671 MOE
Workers with travel time15,985± 588 MOE
Estimated home workers2,004± 307 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.