ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53231652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), Washington

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

79thMean commute percentile

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

68thWork-from-home percentile

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

82thTransit percentile

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

57th60+ 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 the shares

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.