ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53093652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Camano, Washington

Mean one-way trip42.0 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home19.9%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.4%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip27.6%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute44.5 min → 42.0 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.7% → 19.9%▲ 7.2 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 0.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 69.4%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.4% ±5.6 pp
Carpool8.6% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home19.9% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 7,072 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,303± 1,083 MOE
Workers age 16+7,072± 633 MOE
Workers with travel time5,666± 593 MOE
Estimated home workers1,406± 262 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.