ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53196302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Eastmont, Washington

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±3.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.4%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.0%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 commute29.7 min → 28.0 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.6% → 19.4%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 2.0%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.3% → 66.1%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.1 pp
Public transit2.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home19.4% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 11,234 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

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

75th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate23,721± 1,551 MOE
Workers age 16+11,234± 792 MOE
Workers with travel time9,056± 698 MOE
Estimated home workers2,178± 369 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.