What is the average commute in Mill Creek East CDP, Washington?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Mill Creek East CDP, Washington work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 33.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 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 53458702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mill Creek East, Washington

Name: Commute estimates for Mill Creek East CDP, Washington
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.0 min one way; 33.1% worked from home, 52.7% drove alone, and 12.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.0 min±4.2 min MOE

Worked from home33.1%±3.6 pp MOE

Drove alone52.7%±2.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip12.4%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 Mill Creek East CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +13.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute36.2 min → 33.0 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.9% → 33.1%▲ 13.2 pp

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

Public transit5.3% → 3.1%▼ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.5% → 52.7%▼ 5.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Mill Creek East CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 52.7%; 3.1% used public transit and 33.1% worked from home.

Drive alone52.7% ±2.8 pp

Carpool9.3% ±2.4 pp

Public transit3.1% ±1.0 pp

Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp

Work from home33.1% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 12,917 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Mill Creek East CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 90th percentile among covered 25k–100k 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 25k–100k population band.

97^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

81^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

83^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Mill Creek East CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 12,917 workers age 16+, including 8,637 workers with reported travel time and 4,280 home workers.

Population estimate25,453± 1,402 MOE

Workers age 16+12,917± 822 MOE

Workers with travel time8,637± 641 MOE

Estimated home workers4,280± 535 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 Mill Creek East 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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