What is the average commute in Kenmore city, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 28.8 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Kenmore city, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 33.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 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 53351702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kenmore, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Kenmore city, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 28.8 min one way; 33.2% worked from home, 52.7% drove alone, and 8.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±3.4 min MOE

Worked from home33.2%±3.9 pp MOE

Drove alone52.7%±3.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip8.5%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 Kenmore city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -4.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +12.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.1 min → 28.8 min▼ 4.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.9% → 33.2%▲ 12.3 pp

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

Public transit10.0% → 5.5%▼ 4.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.5% → 52.7%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Kenmore city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 52.7%; 5.5% used public transit and 33.2% worked from home.

Drive alone52.7% ±3.8 pp

Carpool5.7% ±1.6 pp

Public transit5.5% ±2.1 pp

Walk1.7% ±1.0 pp

Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp

Work from home33.2% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 12,745 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Kenmore city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 72th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

72^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Kenmore city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,745 workers age 16+, including 8,512 workers with reported travel time and 4,233 home workers.

Population estimate23,741± 70 MOE

Workers age 16+12,745± 595 MOE

Workers with travel time8,512± 610 MOE

Estimated home workers4,233± 531 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 Kenmore city

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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