ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53314952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hobart, Washington

Mean one-way trip36.0 min±8.2 min MOE
Worked from home23.0%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.0%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 commute34.0 min → 36.0 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.5% → 23.0%▲ 9.5 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.4%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.7% → 69.1%▼ 9.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±7.6 pp
Carpool4.6% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home23.0% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 3,058 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.

94thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,552± 757 MOE
Workers age 16+3,058± 447 MOE
Workers with travel time2,354± 394 MOE
Estimated home workers704± 199 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.