ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53085702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Buckley, Washington

Mean one-way trip32.1 min±8.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.2%±6.5 pp MOE
Drove alone70.8%±8.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip21.0%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 commute38.1 min → 32.1 min▼ 6.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.5% → 16.2%▲ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.7%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.2% → 70.8%▲ 4.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.8% ±8.1 pp
Carpool8.0% ±6.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.0% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home16.2% ±6.5 pp

Each share uses 2,519 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,371± 18 MOE
Workers age 16+2,519± 362 MOE
Workers with travel time2,110± 339 MOE
Estimated home workers409± 175 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.