What is the average commute in Lakeland South CDP, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Lakeland South CDP, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 13.7%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.0 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · WA · GEOID 53374302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lakeland South, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Lakeland South CDP, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.6 min one way; 13.7% worked from home, 73.3% drove alone, and 11.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Lakeland South CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.6 percentage points.

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 Lakeland South CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.3%; 1.5% used public transit and 13.7% worked from home.

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

How Lakeland South CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 75th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

75^thMean commute percentile

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

59^thWork-from-home percentile

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

74^thTransit percentile

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

77^th60+ 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 Lakeland South CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 6,044 workers age 16+, including 5,217 workers with reported travel time and 827 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Lakeland South CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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