ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53438152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Martha Lake, Washington

Mean one-way trip27.8 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home26.2%±5.1 pp MOE
Drove alone60.5%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute31.1 min → 27.8 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.2% → 26.2%▲ 7.0 pp

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

Public transit4.0% → 1.4%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.9% → 60.5%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone60.5% ±4.7 pp
Carpool10.1% ±2.9 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home26.2% ±5.1 pp

Each share uses 12,571 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,634± 1,834 MOE
Workers age 16+12,571± 1,150 MOE
Workers with travel time9,275± 975 MOE
Estimated home workers3,296± 706 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.