ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53151502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Country Homes, Washington

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home14.4%±5.7 pp MOE
Drove alone63.7%±6.5 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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute19.4 min → 18.8 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 14.4%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 0.5%▼ 3.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone67.0% → 63.7%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone63.7% ±6.5 pp
Carpool9.5% ±4.5 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk7.6% ±3.3 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.7 pp
Work from home14.4% ±5.7 pp

Each share uses 2,547 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% 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.

2th60+ 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 the shares

Population estimate6,198± 666 MOE
Workers age 16+2,547± 379 MOE
Workers with travel time2,180± 369 MOE
Estimated home workers367± 155 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.