What is the average commute in Burien city, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 18.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 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 53088502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burien, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Burien city, Washington
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.7 min one way; 18.6% worked from home, 61.2% drove alone, and 7.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home18.6%±2.2 pp MOE

Drove alone61.2%±2.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.6%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 Burien city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.4 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.1 min → 26.7 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 18.6%▲ 7.5 pp

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

Public transit9.4% → 5.6%▼ 3.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.1% → 61.2%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Burien city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 61.2%; 5.6% used public transit and 18.6% worked from home.

Drive alone61.2% ±2.7 pp

Carpool12.4% ±2.6 pp

Public transit5.6% ±1.6 pp

Walk1.1% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home18.6% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 25,785 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Burien city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 58th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

58^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

90^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

59^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Burien city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 25,785 workers age 16+, including 20,989 workers with reported travel time and 4,796 home workers.

Population estimate51,513± 47 MOE

Workers age 16+25,785± 1,105 MOE

Workers with travel time20,989± 1,104 MOE

Estimated home workers4,796± 605 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 Burien 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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