ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53454952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Midland, Washington

Mean one-way trip32.6 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.8%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone75.3%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.4%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 commute36.4 min → 32.6 min▼ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.1% → 7.8%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit5.2% → 1.1%▼ 4.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.4% → 75.3%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.3% ±5.5 pp
Carpool12.7% ±4.2 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.8% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 4,463 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,050± 987 MOE
Workers age 16+4,463± 407 MOE
Workers with travel time4,117± 411 MOE
Estimated home workers346± 150 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.