ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53432552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Maplewood, Washington

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 32.8 min one way; 24.1% worked from home, 65.5% drove alone, and 9.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±7.5 min MOE
Worked from home24.1%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone65.5%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 Maplewood CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute34.7 min → 32.8 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.7% → 24.1%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.9%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.0% → 65.5%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Maplewood CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 65.5%; 0.9% used public transit and 24.1% worked from home.

Drive alone65.5% ±4.5 pp
Carpool5.4% ±3.6 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home24.1% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 2,461 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Maplewood CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 87th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Maplewood CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,461 workers age 16+, including 1,868 workers with reported travel time and 593 home workers.

Population estimate5,803± 599 MOE
Workers age 16+2,461± 289 MOE
Workers with travel time1,868± 248 MOE
Estimated home workers593± 168 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 Maplewood 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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