ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53323002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hoquiam, Washington

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±4.2 pp MOE
Drove alone80.4%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute22.3 min → 20.2 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 6.5%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.9%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 80.4%▼ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.4% ±4.3 pp
Carpool8.6% ±2.7 pp
Public transit0.9% ±1.4 pp
Walk3.5% ±3.8 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.5% ±4.2 pp

Each share uses 3,240 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,800± 26 MOE
Workers age 16+3,240± 327 MOE
Workers with travel time3,028± 314 MOE
Estimated home workers212± 138 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.