ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53351702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kenmore, Washington

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

72thMean commute percentile

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

97thWork-from-home percentile

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

92thTransit percentile

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

61th60+ 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 the shares

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.