ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53220452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Enumclaw, Washington

Mean one-way trip33.0 min±4.9 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.0%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.4%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 commute33.2 min → 33.0 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 13.8%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 1.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 76.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.0% ±5.8 pp
Carpool4.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.2% ±1.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.8% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 6,594 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,798± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+6,594± 556 MOE
Workers with travel time5,681± 526 MOE
Estimated home workers913± 290 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.