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

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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 the shares

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.