ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53374202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lakeland North, Washington

Mean one-way trip30.6 min±5.7 min MOE
Worked from home14.8%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone67.3%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute32.1 min → 30.6 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 14.8%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit5.1% → 1.1%▼ 4.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.3% → 67.3%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.3% ±2.9 pp
Carpool15.5% ±6.5 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home14.8% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 7,091 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63thWork-from-home percentile

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

69thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

58th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,950± 1,367 MOE
Workers age 16+7,091± 866 MOE
Workers with travel time6,044± 803 MOE
Estimated home workers1,047± 272 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.