ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53220802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ephrata, Washington

Mean one-way trip21.0 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone82.8%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute21.5 min → 21.0 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 5.8%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.4% → 82.8%▲ 2.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.8% ±5.2 pp
Carpool7.9% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.9 pp
Walk2.0% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home5.8% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 3,507 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.

27thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

41th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,560± 19 MOE
Workers age 16+3,507± 406 MOE
Workers with travel time3,302± 396 MOE
Estimated home workers205± 115 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.