ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53052102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bellevue, Washington

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home35.6%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone45.6%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.1%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 commute24.0 min → 23.6 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.5% → 35.6%▲ 12.1 pp

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

Public transit8.7% → 5.1%▼ 3.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone51.6% → 45.6%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone45.6% ±1.7 pp
Carpool7.4% ±0.9 pp
Public transit5.1% ±0.6 pp
Walk4.5% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.1 pp
Work from home35.6% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 79,631 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.

45thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 55% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

99thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate151,847± 87 MOE
Workers age 16+79,631± 1,715 MOE
Workers with travel time51,319± 1,656 MOE
Estimated home workers28,312± 1,301 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.