ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53071702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bonney Lake, Washington

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.0%±4.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.2%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 commute39.4 min → 32.1 min▼ 7.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.4% → 15.6%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit3.2% → 0.9%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.4% → 69.0%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.0% ±4.9 pp
Carpool11.3% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.6% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 11,013 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,090± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+11,013± 538 MOE
Workers with travel time9,294± 576 MOE
Estimated home workers1,719± 357 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.