ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53073802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bothell, Washington

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home32.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone53.9%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.0%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 commute30.9 min → 27.7 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.8% → 32.9%▲ 13.1 pp

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

Public transit6.6% → 3.4%▼ 3.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.7% → 53.9%▼ 6.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.9% ±2.4 pp
Carpool7.4% ±1.5 pp
Public transit3.4% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home32.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 25,681 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.

65thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate49,610± 53 MOE
Workers age 16+25,681± 653 MOE
Workers with travel time17,226± 701 MOE
Estimated home workers8,455± 749 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.