ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53207502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edmonds, Washington

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home27.5%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone60.5%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute30.3 min → 26.6 min▼ 3.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.5% → 27.5%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit6.9% → 3.8%▼ 3.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.0% → 60.5%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.5% ±2.8 pp
Carpool4.8% ±1.2 pp
Public transit3.8% ±1.0 pp
Walk1.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home27.5% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 22,516 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.

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate42,735± 36 MOE
Workers age 16+22,516± 862 MOE
Workers with travel time16,329± 883 MOE
Estimated home workers6,187± 716 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.