ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53476302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mount Vista, Washington

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±4.0 min MOE
Worked from home25.6%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone64.3%±5.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute23.1 min → 21.9 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.0% → 25.6%▲ 12.6 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 64.3%▼ 13.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.3% ±5.5 pp
Carpool4.0% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.6% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home25.6% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 4,699 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,764± 807 MOE
Workers age 16+4,699± 415 MOE
Workers with travel time3,495± 394 MOE
Estimated home workers1,204± 248 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.