ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53359402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kirkland, Washington

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home33.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone53.2%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.5%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 commute26.6 min → 23.9 min▼ 2.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.4% → 33.9%▲ 14.5 pp

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

Public transit7.6% → 3.5%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone61.5% → 53.2%▼ 8.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone53.2% ±2.0 pp
Carpool4.9% ±0.8 pp
Public transit3.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.8% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.2 pp
Work from home33.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 50,453 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate92,621± 98 MOE
Workers age 16+50,453± 1,129 MOE
Workers with travel time33,365± 1,304 MOE
Estimated home workers17,088± 1,048 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.