ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53424152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Maltby, Washington

Mean one-way trip28.4 min±5.3 min MOE
Worked from home28.8%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone58.4%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute31.5 min → 28.4 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.6% → 28.8%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 0.7%▼ 4.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone65.7% → 58.4%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.4% ±3.7 pp
Carpool7.2% ±5.0 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk3.3% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home28.8% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 5,594 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

61th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,910± 975 MOE
Workers age 16+5,594± 554 MOE
Workers with travel time3,981± 492 MOE
Estimated home workers1,613± 270 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.