ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53239702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fircrest, Washington

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±5.5 min MOE
Worked from home20.5%±7.2 pp MOE
Drove alone70.3%±8.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute23.2 min → 23.3 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.7% → 20.5%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 2.9%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.8% → 70.3%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.3% ±8.2 pp
Carpool4.0% ±2.9 pp
Public transit2.9% ±2.9 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home20.5% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 3,852 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,069± 27 MOE
Workers age 16+3,852± 374 MOE
Workers with travel time3,063± 378 MOE
Estimated home workers789± 286 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.