What is the average commute in Clarkston city, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 12.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 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 53126302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clarkston, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Clarkston city, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 12.6 min one way; 6.3% worked from home, 80.1% drove alone, and 0.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip12.6 min±2.0 min MOE

Worked from home6.3%±3.6 pp MOE

Drove alone80.1%±4.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip0.7%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 Clarkston city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.0 percentage points.

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

Mean commute15.5 min → 12.6 min▼ 2.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 6.3%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.9%▲ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 80.1%▲ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Clarkston city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 80.1%; 0.9% used public transit and 6.3% worked from home.

Drive alone80.1% ±4.9 pp

Carpool7.9% ±3.7 pp

Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp

Walk3.9% ±2.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp

Work from home6.3% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 3,000 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Clarkston city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 2th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

2^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21^thWork-from-home percentile

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

66^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

2^th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Clarkston city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,000 workers age 16+, including 2,810 workers with reported travel time and 190 home workers.

Population estimate7,191± 23 MOE

Workers age 16+3,000± 182 MOE

Workers with travel time2,810± 209 MOE

Estimated home workers190± 108 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 Clarkston 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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