ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53031802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Auburn, Washington

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone70.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.8%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 commute31.7 min → 30.5 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 14.4%▲ 5.5 pp

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

Public transit5.0% → 2.6%▼ 2.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.2% → 70.9%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit2.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.4% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 42,717 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate85,676± 65 MOE
Workers age 16+42,717± 1,113 MOE
Workers with travel time36,580± 1,245 MOE
Estimated home workers6,137± 651 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.