What is the average commute in Manchester CDP, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 16.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.2 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 53424502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Manchester, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Manchester CDP, Washington
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.7 min one way; 16.1% worked from home, 69.1% drove alone, and 12.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Manchester CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +7.7 percentage points.

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 Manchester CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 69.1%; 9.5% used public transit and 16.1% worked from home.

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

How Manchester CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

90^thMean commute percentile

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

68^thWork-from-home percentile

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

96^thTransit percentile

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

78^th60+ 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 Manchester CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,030 workers age 16+, including 2,543 workers with reported travel time and 487 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Washington commute records for Manchester 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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