ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53132152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clover Creek, Washington

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±9.7 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±3.5 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.5%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 commute34.3 min → 32.6 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 12.5%▲ 7.3 pp

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

Public transit3.7% → 1.4%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 77.3%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±6.6 pp
Carpool6.2% ±4.9 pp
Public transit1.4% ±1.6 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.5% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 3,592 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,345± 938 MOE
Workers age 16+3,592± 525 MOE
Workers with travel time3,142± 534 MOE
Estimated home workers450± 141 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.