ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53231602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairwood CDP (King County), Washington

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

89thMean commute percentile

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

91thWork-from-home percentile

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

76thTransit percentile

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

78th60+ 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 the shares

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.