ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53424502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manchester, Washington

Mean one-way trip33.7 min±9.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.1%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.1%±11.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.0%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 commute30.9 min → 33.7 min▲ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 16.1%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit4.6% → 9.5%▲ 4.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.7% → 69.1%▼ 7.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.1% ±11.6 pp
Carpool3.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit9.5% ±4.2 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home16.1% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,030 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.

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

68thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,956± 786 MOE
Workers age 16+3,030± 493 MOE
Workers with travel time2,543± 510 MOE
Estimated home workers487± 176 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.