ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53001002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aberdeen, Washington

Mean one-way trip20.7 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home5.7%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute23.3 min → 20.7 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 5.7%▼ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 1.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.1% → 78.0%▲ 2.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±5.1 pp
Carpool8.3% ±2.8 pp
Public transit1.3% ±1.3 pp
Walk3.5% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±1.3 pp
Work from home5.7% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 6,309 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

25thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,088± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+6,309± 541 MOE
Workers with travel time5,948± 541 MOE
Estimated home workers361± 125 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.