What is the average commute in Bothell West CDP, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 27.4%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 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 53073952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bothell West, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Bothell West CDP, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.8 min one way; 27.4% worked from home, 59.2% drove alone, and 11.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.8 min±4.5 min MOE

Worked from home27.4%±2.6 pp MOE

Drove alone59.2%±4.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.4%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 West CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.7 min → 31.8 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home16.2% → 27.4%▲ 11.2 pp

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

Public transit5.3% → 3.4%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.2% → 59.2%▼ 9.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Bothell West CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 59.2%; 3.4% used public transit and 27.4% worked from home.

Drive alone59.2% ±4.3 pp

Carpool9.0% ±2.1 pp

Public transit3.4% ±1.7 pp

Walk0.6% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home27.4% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 11,872 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Bothell West CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 83th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

83^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76^th60+ 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 West CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,872 workers age 16+, including 8,617 workers with reported travel time and 3,255 home workers.

Population estimate22,029± 1,512 MOE

Workers age 16+11,872± 946 MOE

Workers with travel time8,617± 812 MOE

Estimated home workers3,255± 406 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 West 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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