ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53367452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lacey, Washington

Mean one-way trip25.4 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone69.9%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute26.1 min → 25.4 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.9% → 16.9%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.8%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.0% → 69.9%▼ 5.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.9% ±2.5 pp
Carpool8.9% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.8% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.9% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 26,343 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

68thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate57,737± 71 MOE
Workers age 16+26,343± 998 MOE
Workers with travel time21,881± 1,057 MOE
Estimated home workers4,462± 566 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.