What is the average commute in Fairwood CDP (King County), Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Fairwood CDP (King County), Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 26.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WA · GEOID 53231602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairwood CDP (King County), Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Fairwood CDP (King County), Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.6 min one way; 26.5% worked from home, 59.8% drove alone, and 11.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.6 min±5.4 min MOE

Worked from home26.5%±3.2 pp MOE

Drove alone59.8%±4.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip11.8%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 Fairwood CDP (King County)'s published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.7 percentage points.

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

Mean commute35.1 min → 33.6 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.7% → 26.5%▲ 11.7 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 1.6%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.3% → 59.8%▼ 11.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Fairwood CDP (King County) residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 59.8%; 1.6% used public transit and 26.5% worked from home.

Drive alone59.8% ±4.4 pp

Carpool10.6% ±2.7 pp

Public transit1.6% ±0.8 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home26.5% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 8,879 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Fairwood CDP (King County) compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 89th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

89^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91^thWork-from-home percentile

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

76^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Fairwood CDP (King County)'s commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 8,879 workers age 16+, including 6,529 workers with reported travel time and 2,350 home workers.

Population estimate17,856± 1,201 MOE

Workers age 16+8,879± 700 MOE

Workers with travel time6,529± 673 MOE

Estimated home workers2,350± 339 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Fairwood CDP (King County)

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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