ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53025852024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Arlington, Washington

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±3.2 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.2%±3.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.5%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute30.0 min → 29.9 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 11.9%▲ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 1.2%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.2% → 74.2%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.2% ±3.3 pp
Carpool10.3% ±3.4 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.6% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 9,950 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

51thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,095± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+9,950± 557 MOE
Workers with travel time8,768± 536 MOE
Estimated home workers1,182± 290 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.