ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · WA · GEOID 530692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wahkiakum County, Washington

Mean one-way trip33.9 min±12.7 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±7.1 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±7.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.7%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 commute42.9 min → 33.9 min▼ 9.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.5% → 16.2%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 1.1%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 62.1%▼ 12.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±7.8 pp
Carpool11.3% ±8.3 pp
Public transit1.1% ±1.5 pp
Walk6.0% ±5.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.6 pp
Work from home16.2% ±7.1 pp

Each share uses 1,552 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

95thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate4,658± — MOE
Workers age 16+1,552± 210 MOE
Workers with travel time1,301± 189 MOE
Estimated home workers251± 115 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.