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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.4 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.8 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 53231652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.4 min one way; 15.9% worked from home, 72.5% drove alone, and 7.7% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip30.4 min±8.7 min MOE

Worked from home15.9%±5.8 pp MOE

Drove alone72.5%±6.3 pp MOE

60+ minute trip7.7%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 (Spokane County)'s published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute26.5 min → 30.4 min▲ 3.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.7% → 15.9%▲ 1.1 pp

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

Public transit4.2% → 2.5%▼ 1.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 72.5%▼ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

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

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.5%; 2.5% used public transit and 15.9% worked from home.

Drive alone72.5% ±6.3 pp

Carpool4.8% ±2.8 pp

Public transit2.5% ±2.0 pp

Walk2.6% ±2.0 pp

Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp

Work from home15.9% ±5.8 pp

Each share uses 4,326 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

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

This place's mean commute is at the 79th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

79^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

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

The 2024 estimates cover 4,326 workers age 16+, including 3,640 workers with reported travel time and 686 home workers.

Population estimate10,674± 965 MOE

Workers age 16+4,326± 649 MOE

Workers with travel time3,640± 580 MOE

Estimated home workers686± 270 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 (Spokane 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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