ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53458702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mill Creek East, Washington

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute36.2 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

90thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 90% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

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

81thTransit percentile

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

83th60+ 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 the shares

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.