What is the average commute in Bothell city, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Bothell city, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 32.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WA · GEOID 53073802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bothell, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Bothell city, Washington
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.7 min one way; 32.9% worked from home, 53.9% drove alone, and 8.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Bothell city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.1 percentage points.

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 Bothell city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 53.9%; 3.4% used public transit and 32.9% worked from home.

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

How Bothell city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 65th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

65^thMean commute percentile

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

97^thWork-from-home percentile

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

83^thTransit percentile

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

62^th60+ 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 Bothell city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 25,681 workers age 16+, including 17,226 workers with reported travel time and 8,455 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Bothell city

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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