ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53374302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lakeland South, Washington

Mean one-way trip29.6 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.7%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.5%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 commute30.6 min → 29.6 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.1% → 13.7%▲ 7.6 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 1.5%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.9% → 73.3%▲ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.3% ±5.1 pp
Carpool10.4% ±3.4 pp
Public transit1.5% ±1.1 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home13.7% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 6,044 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

74thTransit percentile

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

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,100± 1,286 MOE
Workers age 16+6,044± 469 MOE
Workers with travel time5,217± 505 MOE
Estimated home workers827± 194 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.