ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53379002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lake Stevens, Washington

Mean one-way trip35.2 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home21.3%±2.1 pp MOE
Drove alone66.2%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.5%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 commute35.5 min → 35.2 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.3% → 21.3%▲ 9.0 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 2.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 66.2%▼ 10.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.2% ±2.9 pp
Carpool8.5% ±2.0 pp
Public transit2.2% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home21.3% ±2.1 pp

Each share uses 19,621 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.

95thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

74thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 74% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

95th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,253± 59 MOE
Workers age 16+19,621± 685 MOE
Workers with travel time15,451± 732 MOE
Estimated home workers4,170± 445 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.