ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53037362024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Mean one-way trip37.3 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home40.3%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone37.2%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip27.7%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 commute39.2 min → 37.3 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home29.1% → 40.3%▲ 11.2 pp

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

Public transit20.1% → 13.4%▼ 6.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone38.5% → 37.2%▼ 1.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone37.2% ±4.4 pp
Carpool3.5% ±1.4 pp
Public transit13.4% ±2.3 pp
Walk3.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±0.7 pp
Work from home40.3% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 11,114 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate24,631± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+11,114± 456 MOE
Workers with travel time6,638± 474 MOE
Estimated home workers4,476± 389 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.