ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53352752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kennewick, Washington

Mean one-way trip21.3 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.7%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute21.4 min → 21.3 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 9.7%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 1.7%▲ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 75.9%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±2.4 pp
Carpool10.8% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.7% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 36,738 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.

24thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

26thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

35th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate85,295± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+36,738± 1,288 MOE
Workers with travel time33,183± 1,218 MOE
Estimated home workers3,555± 561 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.