ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · WA · GEOID 53477352024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mukilteo, Washington

Mean one-way trip25.8 min±3.8 min MOE
Worked from home26.7%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.4%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.5%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 commute28.9 min → 25.8 min▼ 3.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.6% → 26.7%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit4.7% → 2.1%▼ 2.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone60.4% → 62.4%▲ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.4% ±4.6 pp
Carpool7.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit2.1% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home26.7% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 11,255 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,323± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+11,255± 711 MOE
Workers with travel time8,247± 771 MOE
Estimated home workers3,008± 471 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.