ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53472452024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Moses Lake, Washington

Mean one-way trip18.2 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home7.1%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.5%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute19.7 min → 18.2 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 7.1%▲ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 80.5%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.5% ±3.6 pp
Carpool9.0% ±3.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.3% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.1% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 11,968 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.

10thMean commute percentile

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

13thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

7thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 93% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,083± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+11,968± 746 MOE
Workers with travel time11,113± 787 MOE
Estimated home workers855± 347 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.