ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53073902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bothell East, Washington

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.1 min one way; 34.4% worked from home, 49.6% drove alone, and 11.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.1 min±6.3 min MOE
Worked from home34.4%±4.7 pp MOE
Drove alone49.6%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.3%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 East CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +14.1 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.1 min → 31.1 min▼ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.3% → 34.4%▲ 14.1 pp

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

Public transit7.2% → 4.8%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.7% → 49.6%▼ 12.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bothell East CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 49.6%; 4.8% used public transit and 34.4% worked from home.

Drive alone49.6% ±5.8 pp
Carpool6.9% ±2.9 pp
Public transit4.8% ±1.6 pp
Walk2.4% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home34.4% ±4.7 pp

Each share uses 7,764 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bothell East CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

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

90thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Bothell East CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,764 workers age 16+, including 5,093 workers with reported travel time and 2,671 home workers.

Population estimate14,578± 1,175 MOE
Workers age 16+7,764± 763 MOE
Workers with travel time5,093± 693 MOE
Estimated home workers2,671± 449 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 East CDP

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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