ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53011852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Alderwood Manor, Washington

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±8.7 min MOE
Worked from home26.4%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone54.1%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.4%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 commute31.0 min → 33.7 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 26.4%▲ 11.2 pp

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

Public transit6.0% → 7.4%▲ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.1% → 54.1%▼ 10.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone54.1% ±7.4 pp
Carpool6.9% ±3.2 pp
Public transit7.4% ±2.5 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.3 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home26.4% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 4,907 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,266± 1,226 MOE
Workers age 16+4,907± 526 MOE
Workers with travel time3,610± 472 MOE
Estimated home workers1,297± 310 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.